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Historical Event on 4/19/1997

I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1912Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
2/11/1997NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
1/27/1994Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.
4/16/1963Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.