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Historical Event on 1/19/1996
Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/5/1995 | Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief. |
| 1/5/1988 | India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind. |
| 2/15/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 11/1/1966 | Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana. |
| 11/12/1762 | Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon. |
| 12/19/1860 | Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died. |
| 9/15/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district. |
| 11/7/1936 | Chandrakant Devtale, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 12/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections. |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
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