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Historical Event on 1/19/1997

Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
3/10/1904Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri.
5/28/1966B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
9/11/1954Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
9/30/1996PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.