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Historical Event on 1/19/1976
C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/27/1996 | Suresh Kalmadi, Minister of State for Railways, presents vote-on-account railway budget; 1995-96 Economic Survey shows 6.3\% growth in GDP; 20\% interim relief for newspaper employees announced by govt. |
| 2/27/1996 | Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli. |
| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 7/5/1994 | Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala. |
| 1/20/1949 | Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra. |
| 6/17/1994 | Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign. |
| 4/15/2000 | Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game. |
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