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Historical Event on 12/19/1857

The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
5/20/1994Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
8/30/1991Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.