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Historical Event on 1/19/1948

India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1942Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.
6/12/1999Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad.
11/20/1993RBI clears two more private banks: The Times Bank Ltd. and the Indus Ind Bank Ltd.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
2/4/1909Narayan Dattatreya Sane, two test cricket umpire 1959-60, left-hand opening batsman and fast bowler, was born at Vidarbha.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.