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Historical Event on 8/19/1994

Rupee made fully convertible on current account.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1963Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
2/11/1977Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.
2/13/1969Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna.
7/4/1995Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.
7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
6/27/1915Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai.
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.