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Historical Event on 11/19/1978
Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 1/24/1951 | Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi. |
| 9/11/1913 | Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 2/23/1962 | Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started. |
| 11/9/1992 | Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy. |
| 4/1/1944 | Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India. |
| 7/31/1993 | K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96). |
| 5/14/1978 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away. |
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