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Historical Event on 11/19/1994

Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
8/7/1941Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
12/8/1922Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
9/14/1923Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.