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Historical Event on 6/19/1997

Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
7/22/1993Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India.
7/22/1875Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born.
1/10/1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.