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Historical Event on 8/19/1977
Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/11/1980 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away. |
| 12/22/1995 | A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia. |
| 7/26/1994 | Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 9/1/1934 | Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal. |
| 7/18/1990 | Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K. |
| 7/18/1990 | Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . |
| 5/7/1912 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born. |
| 12/8/1999 | The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation. |
| 4/3/1903 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka. |
| 12/27/1975 | A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster. |
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