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Historical Event on 1/19/1987
Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 1/1/1894 | Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time. |
| 3/16/1924 | Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 9/7/2000 | The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 1/22/1986 | Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. |
| 1/26/1927 | Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born. |
| 1/17/1913 | Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab. |
| 6/3/1924 | Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur). |
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