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Historical Event on 12/19/1999

The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
8/30/1751Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.
7/4/1729Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
5/31/1926Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born.