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Historical Event on 11/19/1996
Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/25/1983 | Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea. |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 4/8/1857 | Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire. |
| 1/21/1952 | Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 1/28/1900 | General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg). |
| 1/7/1990 | President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government. |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
| 12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 9/24/1931 | 19 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir. |
| 8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
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