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Historical Event on 5/19/1979
Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 2/2/1949 | Press Trust of India' was established. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 5/17/1857 | Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India. |
| 1/30/1996 | The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996. |
| 5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
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