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Historical Event on 1/19/1905

Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.
8/15/1918Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.