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Historical Event on 9/19/1960

Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1997A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".
3/3/1847Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland.
7/31/1980Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.