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Historical Event on 1/19/1919

Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1903Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
1/8/1895Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
7/27/1993Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
8/19/1947Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.