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Historical Event on 2/19/2000
18 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 3/5/1989 | Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away. |
| 2/19/1915 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 4/23/1929 | Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay. |
| 12/15/1859 | S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born. |
| 8/13/1993 | Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted. |
| 8/13/1993 | Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. |
| 3/4/1925 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away. |
| 2/2/1996 | Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair. |
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