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Historical Event on 1/19/2000
M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/2/1918 | Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born. |
2/11/1993 | Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958. |
2/19/1992 | An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls. |
4/14/1952 | Three integrated Railway Zones, Northern, North Eastern and Eastern inaugurated. |
9/18/1972 | Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%. |
5/27/1996 | A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt. |
2/12/1949 | Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978). |
9/29/1994 | Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued. |
1/23/1915 | Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born. |
5/21/1992 | Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died. |
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