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Historical Event on 8/19/1916
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1999 | World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 2/12/1794 | Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away. |
| 10/30/2000 | The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev. |
| 8/30/1979 | Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma, a World War II hero, last British Viceroy in India and the first Governor General of independent India, was killed when Irish terrorists exploded his family fishing boat off the coast of Ireland. The Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army immediately took credit for the killing, which it described as 'an execution' designed to further 'the noble struggle to drive the British intruders out of our native land'. |
| 6/22/1993 | Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit. |
| 2/19/1992 | A 12-member Congress (I) TUJS coalition ministry led by S. R. Burman sworn in Tripura. |
| 6/14/1998 | S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai. |
| 9/21/1992 | Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away. |
| 8/3/1970 | Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary. |
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