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Historical Event on 1/19/1966

Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
11/9/1977Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.