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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
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
2/23/1997Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
12/15/1997Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.