July19

Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

The Centre has no locus standi in Thackeray case, says the Prime Minister and rejects the resignations of Shiv Sena nominees in the Union Cabinet-- Manohar Joshi, Suresh Prabhu and Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil.

Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.

Batukeshwar Dutt, great revolutionary, passed away.

Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.

Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.

Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London.

Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.

The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent.

The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.

India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.

Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.

Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.

Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.

Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan's property abroad.