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Historical Event on 9/19/1997

A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1850Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born.
7/20/1993Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
9/19/1990Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore.
2/10/1930Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born.
2/1/1894Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.
1/2/2000Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.