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Historical Event on 3/19/2000
Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/15/1997 | Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'. |
| 1/27/1995 | Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port. |
| 1/1/1932 | Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 11/21/1899 | Harekrushna Mahtab, freedom fighter, politician, industrialist and writer, was born at Agarpara district Balasore, Orissa. |
| 11/21/1899 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 9/28/1985 | The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87). |
| 2/26/1984 | Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. |
| 7/31/1916 | Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar. |
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