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Historical Event on 8/19/1977
Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/23/1983 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi. |
11/30/2000 | Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president. |
11/19/2000 | Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong. |
5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
10/24/1938 | Farooq Rehmany Mohammad, journalist, social reformer and political worker, was born at Bandipur. |
12/29/1957 | 8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned. |
9/19/1997 | Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta. |
8/13/1993 | Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted. |
4/1/1947 | Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi. |
11/29/1798 | Neplus Naresh Fardinad Chaturth announced that they will fight against France. |
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