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Historical Event on 8/19/1903
Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/30/1773 | Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa. |
| 11/1/1985 | Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning. |
| 11/1/1985 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 10/22/1912 | Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits. |
| 12/25/1936 | Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 1/7/1987 | Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat. |
| 2/21/1995 | The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores. |
| 11/17/1915 | Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune. |
| 9/27/1856 | Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman. |
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