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Historical Event on 5/19/1980

Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
10/25/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
10/2/1869Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.