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Historical Event on 5/19/1956

The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.
10/15/1918Shirdi ke Saibaba' better known as 'Saibaba' passed away at Shirdi near Nashik, Maharashtra. He was around 70. Born in a Brahmin family at Patri village in Hyderabad, he was saint to all caste and creed people.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
5/24/1813Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born.
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.