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Historical Event on 1/19/1985

Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
11/20/1998V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai.
11/20/1998Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.