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Historical Event on 8/19/1977

Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
3/28/1645Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
11/5/1915Balasaheb Devras, sar sanghchalak of RSS, was born.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
3/12/1992India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).