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Historical Event on 12/19/1984

2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1951Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council.
9/15/1926Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
3/5/1922Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.