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Historical Event on 10/19/1999

Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
11/7/1950King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu.
1/28/1846British forcibly separate Kashmir from the Sikhs and sell it to the Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal.
5/18/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.