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Historical Event on 7/19/1998

Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
10/20/1962China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.
9/11/1991Tax concessions announced.
12/11/1976Aliyawar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
8/20/1917Declaration of historic 'Mongegue'.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.