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Historical Event on 2/19/1994

Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
8/27/1990The Cabinet Committee on political affairs decides to put a proposal before the Parliament providing five to ten per cent of Central Government jobs reserved for economically weaker sections.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
11/9/1999BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
9/22/1979Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship.
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.