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Historical Event on 10/19/1954

Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
3/3/1931Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin sign Delhi Pact giving Indians right to make salt if civil disobedience stops.
11/23/1919Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli.
11/29/1953Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague.
10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.