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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
5/16/1926Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
8/26/2000Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
3/5/1995Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away.
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".