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Historical Event on 8/19/1947
Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 3/21/1995 | A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala. |
| 4/22/1930 | Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts. |
| 2/1/1785 | Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time. |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
| 7/22/1991 | New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament. |
| 7/8/1888 | Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born. |
| 1/18/1985 | Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held. |
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