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Historical Event on 2/19/1993
German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/2000 | Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore. |
| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 1/9/1994 | Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 12/24/1988 | Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 9/19/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 1/22/1989 | Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
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