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Historical Event on 2/19/1994

Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
12/5/1991Sarkaria report accepted.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
1/16/1945Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.