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Historical Event on 10/19/1997
BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/7/1998 | India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 1/15/1656 | Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state. |
| 5/8/1815 | Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony. |
| 1/22/1886 | Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 4/2/1948 | Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
| 9/1/1930 | Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision. |
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