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Historical Event on 8/19/1977

Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1680Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.
11/23/1994100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly.
2/1/194217 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees.
7/28/1909Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
9/21/1992Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.