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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 |
| 11/24/1963 | Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 8/1/1962 | Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation. |
| 10/27/1999 | The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November. |
| 9/8/2000 | Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries. |
| 6/30/1931 | June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 4/13/1947 | Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established. |
| 12/7/1979 | First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay. |
| 9/29/1906 | Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb. |
| 1/29/1912 | Judge A.N. Ray, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
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