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Historical Event on 8/19/1996
Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1613 | Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth. |
| 1/16/1938 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away. |
| 8/17/1934 | Murasoli Shanmuga Sundram Maran was born in Thirukkuvalai village in Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu). |
| 12/9/1997 | Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
| 3/30/1994 | Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 1/4/1998 | V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made. |
| 5/17/1992 | Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed. |
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