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Historical Event on 5/19/1908
Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1999 | Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 6/9/1997 | Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
| 5/4/1935 | Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab. |
| 9/18/1958 | Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away. |
| 4/18/1998 | Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal. |
| 1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
| 8/20/1885 | First meeting of the Indian National Congress held. |
| 10/15/2000 | Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand |
| 10/6/1935 | Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India. |
| 4/9/1984 | Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record. |
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