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Historical Event on 12/19/1961

Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
6/16/1990GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
9/8/1962Chinese army infiltrated in the north-east border of India exceeding the Mac-Mahon line (Tibet-India boundary). This was the first ocassion of Chinese infiltration.
9/8/1962Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.