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Historical Event on 8/19/1992

K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
5/8/1906Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
6/12/1976Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi.