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Historical Event on 5/19/1992

Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.

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1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
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4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
10/23/1919Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
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