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Historical Event on 2/19/1997

Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
11/6/1905Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar.
1/31/1985Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.
8/4/1845Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.