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Historical Event on 5/19/2000
A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/25/1999 | US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives. |
12/26/1986 | Consumer Rights Act was passed. |
6/8/1929 | Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore. |
2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
3/8/1864 | Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912. |
8/18/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral. |
2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
6/4/1993 | L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP. |
5/31/1998 | B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad. |
10/27/1928 | Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda. |
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