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Historical Event on 1/19/1892

Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1891Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal.
8/2/1880Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
2/3/1998The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code.
1/19/1992Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.