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Historical Event on 12/19/1988

Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/28/1999Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
11/9/1990JD expels Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel and UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav from Legislative wings and primary membership of the party.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.