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Historical Event on 9/19/1996

Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1966Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
6/1/1938Continental Publication' started.
12/1/1931The Second Round Table conference that began in London ended. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam, etc. Two committees were setup to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in future constitution.
6/29/199324 jawans were killed in ambush by NSCN militants in Manipur.
8/3/1930Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died.
6/17/1996Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable