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Historical Event on 8/19/1996

Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1990Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue.
7/4/1914Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
11/15/1949Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
4/7/1938Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat).
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
5/1/1915Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born.
5/1/1915Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.