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Historical Event on 12/19/2000
A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/4/1993 | K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means. |
| 6/3/1895 | Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born. |
| 11/18/1991 | In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority. |
| 1/27/1995 | Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
| 5/14/1998 | India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister. |
| 12/14/1968 | Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died. |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 7/17/1937 | Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95. |
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