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Historical Event on 8/19/1993
Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/15/1947 | Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta. |
2/14/1807 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
7/19/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan's property abroad. |
4/13/1772 | Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company. |
4/26/1926 | Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943). |
8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
4/30/1909 | Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab). |
8/3/1984 | Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives. |
5/5/1929 | Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay. |
11/16/1921 | Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi. |
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