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Historical Event on 2/19/1974

Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
6/1/1944Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
8/25/1994Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
11/1/1927Ghani Khan Chaudha, political leader, was born.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
5/9/1866Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
12/21/1952Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.