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Historical Event on 6/19/1997
Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1939 | Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan, cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60's), was born in Mangalore. |
| 10/2/1939 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India. |
| 8/23/1872 | Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 11/13/1962 | Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died |
| 1/16/1990 | Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 9/26/1923 | Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 12/11/1872 | Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 8/26/1852 | Bombay Association was established. |
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