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Historical Event on 3/19/1962

Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
3/19/1998E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
12/29/1968Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.