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Historical Event on 8/19/1996

Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1956Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
9/4/1895Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.
9/25/1990L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra.
10/30/1928Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
1/8/1992D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
5/27/2000In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel.
2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.