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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
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Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax. |
| 9/19/1704 |
Guru Govind Singh died. |
| 9/19/1726 |
Khandoballal died. |
| 9/19/1911 |
Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP. |
| 9/19/1927 |
Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born. |
| 9/19/1933 |
Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born. |
| 9/19/1936 |
Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer. |
| 9/19/1937 |
Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 9/19/1950 |
U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York. |
| 9/19/1960 |
Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan. |
| 9/19/1962 |
Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War. |
| 9/19/1965 |
Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China. |
| 9/19/1990 |
Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report. |
| 9/19/1990 |
Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore. |
| 9/19/1991 |
Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947. |
| 9/19/1995 |
PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan. |
| 9/19/1996 |
India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India. |
| 9/19/1996 |
Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 9/19/1997 |
A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper. |
| 9/19/1997 |
India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too. |
| 9/19/1997 |
Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta. |
| 9/19/2000 |
India remains committed to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, but we will not allow this stand to stand in the way of our protecting India's supreme natural interest,'' said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his return from the US. |
| 9/19/2000 |
Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 9/19/2000 |
Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal. |
| 9/19/2000 |
Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
| 10/29/1988 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 12/25/1949 | Dr. Hari Singh Gour, famous law expert, great social reformer, jurist, leader and educationist, passed away. |
| 12/10/1999 | Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively. |
| 4/9/1783 | Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India. |
| 4/8/2000 | Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 5/21/1990 | PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada. |
| 10/23/1973 | Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died. |
| 4/26/1995 | SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA). |
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