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Historical Event on 8/19/1994

Rupee made fully convertible on current account.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).
11/3/1900Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
10/20/1990Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
5/7/2000Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case.
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.
3/27/1767Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.