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Historical Event on 1/19/1977
World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 1/2/1754 | Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 11/14/1964 | Nehru Commemorative coin is released. |
| 7/6/1998 | Salman Khursheed is appointed the new UPCC(I) chief. While Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy is the new TNCC(I) chief, Sat Mahajan has been appointed HPCC(I) president. |
| 2/3/1969 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party. |
| 12/23/1845 | Rasbhihari Ghosh, famous patriot and law expert, was born. |
| 1/3/1966 | Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 4/30/1988 | Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988. |
| 7/8/1888 | Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born. |
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