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Historical Event on 5/19/1979

Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
4/19/1994Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
12/16/1999Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha.
2/6/1931Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
9/29/1998ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg).
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
9/20/1944Rameshchandra Saxena, a one Test batsman (India vs England 1967), was born in Delhi.
12/11/1843Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany.