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Historical Event on 2/19/1974

Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/2000Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
2/14/1994V. P. Singh elected JD Chief in place of S.R. Bommai who stepped down.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
4/8/1835Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.
11/1/1936Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand, justice, was born at Jammu (J & K State). He was the Chief Justice of India from 10/10/1998.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.