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Historical Event on 2/19/1992

The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
12/30/1906The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.
4/22/1992IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
12/13/2000The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.