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Historical Event on 9/19/1933
Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/20/1990 | Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
9/2/1894 | Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born. |
6/25/1975 | President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day. |
10/29/1930 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail. |
10/29/1930 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
4/28/1992 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away. |
3/16/1902 | A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala. |
9/13/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India. |
4/1/1963 | Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed. |
6/19/1990 | 13 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men. |
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