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Historical Event on 6/19/1997
Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/1992 | The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990. |
| 10/1/1991 | India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair. |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 3/15/1941 | Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun. |
| 5/29/1987 | Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs. |
| 10/23/1898 | Khandubhai K. Desai, politician and social reformer, was born at Bulsar in Gujarat. |
| 11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
| 10/10/1964 | Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York. |
| 11/15/1982 | Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra. |
| 4/19/1976 | Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
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