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Historical Event on 2/19/1911

Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1992Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
11/16/1995The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion.
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
3/27/1966Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.