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Historical Event on 12/19/1995

Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
12/15/1995Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
9/22/1931Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.