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Historical Event on 6/19/1999

The ''people's bus'' from Calcutta rolls into Dhaka and is formally received by the Prime Minister and his Bangladesh counterpart.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1947The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
10/9/1996PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.
8/22/1877Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka.
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.