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Historical Event on 12/19/1945
Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 7/25/1982 | Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987. |
| 3/22/2000 | P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry. |
| 1/1/1978 | Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived. |
| 8/18/1993 | The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000. |
| 4/8/1887 | Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born. |
| 1/18/1995 | The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II). |
| 9/6/1996 | A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani. |
| 1/29/1931 | Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu. |
| 7/18/1980 | Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died. |
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