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Historical Event on 8/19/1994

Rupee made fully convertible on current account.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
9/1/1915Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.