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Historical Event on 5/19/1969

Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
11/14/199710th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.