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Historical Event on 5/19/1990

S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1990Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
7/21/1891Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
1/15/1998Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.