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Historical Event on 10/19/1999
Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1859 | Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born. |
| 9/29/1906 | Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb. |
| 1/18/1999 | Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna. |
| 10/16/1999 | Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). |
| 1/18/1942 | Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies. |
| 5/2/1996 | General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories. |
| 4/12/2000 | Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani. |
| 8/8/1972 | Olympics open at Munich (26). |
| 11/19/1999 | New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. |
| 4/2/1702 | Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. |
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