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Historical Event on 2/19/1993

SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
12/20/2000The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.