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Historical Event on 7/19/1998
The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1990 | Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient. |
| 12/12/1872 | Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born. |
| 5/3/1971 | Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away. |
| 9/15/1999 | Palvai Purushottam, the sitting Sirpur MLA and TDP candidate, shot dead. |
| 12/6/1987 | MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 8/20/1905 | Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto. |
| 2/17/1997 | Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 6/5/1882 | Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned. |
| 6/28/1986 | Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too. |
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