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Historical Event on 12/19/1945

Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1946India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles.
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
6/17/1674Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
6/20/1911Dattatray Purushottam Karmarkar, veteran freedom fighter and former cabinet minister, died.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
2/18/1911World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.