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Historical Event on 2/19/2000

18 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1968Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
11/19/19829th Asian Games started in Delhi.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
12/5/1999India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
12/21/1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.