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Historical Event on 2/19/1993

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
1/17/1923Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.
11/15/1999The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
1/27/1995K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.