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Historical Event on 8/19/1999

India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.