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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
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Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi. |
| 4/19/1910 |
Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 4/19/1950 |
Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet. |
| 4/19/1960 |
Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi. |
| 4/19/1975 |
First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. |
| 4/19/1976 |
Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
| 4/19/1976 |
Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi. |
| 4/19/1981 |
Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'. |
| 4/19/1993 |
Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle. |
| 4/19/1994 |
Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
| 4/19/1995 |
Gopala Ramanujam,Goa Governor, takes up additional charge of Kerala. |
| 4/19/1995 |
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery. |
| 4/19/1996 |
AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989. |
| 4/19/1997 |
I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda. |
| 4/19/1998 |
Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters. |
| 4/19/1998 |
Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/10/1928 | Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai. |
| 12/16/2000 | Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International. |
| 11/2/1897 | Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 11/15/1830 | Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England. |
| 10/19/1921 | Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born. |
| 6/11/1984 | 574 Sikh army deserters arrested. |
| 9/20/1996 | Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress. |
| 7/1/1984 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
| 1/22/1986 | Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. |
| 11/8/1966 | Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down |
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