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Historical Event on 6/19/1947
Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 5/17/1996 | Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away. |
| 3/6/1928 | Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died. |
| 2/20/1928 | Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born. |
| 5/18/1974 | Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement. |
| 1/1/1976 | Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started. |
| 7/31/1988 | Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 11/7/1997 | RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
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