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Historical Event on 12/19/1984

2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
10/3/1906Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
9/25/1916Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
5/22/1993Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections.