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Historical Event on 6/19/1999

The ''people's bus'' from Calcutta rolls into Dhaka and is formally received by the Prime Minister and his Bangladesh counterpart.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
8/9/1992Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
8/15/1949Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.