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Historical Event on 6/19/1991

Sudhakar Rao Naik (Cong-I) sworn in as the Maharashtra CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
4/11/1992Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
9/13/1984Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement.
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
1/2/1947Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"".
2/9/1992Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
4/18/1993BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya.