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Historical Event on 4/19/1995

Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
8/26/1975Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
2/13/1713Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
12/15/1749Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.