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Historical Event on 1/19/1919

Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
4/18/1858Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born.
9/15/1992Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.
3/14/1997Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.