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Historical Event on 1/19/1919

Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1921Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born.
8/18/1700Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
5/12/1993Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
1/26/1960More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
2/10/1916Revolutionary Sohanlal Pathak hanged.
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.