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Historical Event on 11/19/1994

Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1915Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was born at Nungkao village, Manipur State.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
8/3/1930Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.