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Historical Event on 2/19/1812
Congregational missionaries Adoniram Judson, 23, and his wife Ann, 22, first sailed from New England to Calcutta. (Judson eventually concentrated his labors in Burma).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/26/1981 | Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval. |
4/1/1963 | D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment. |
5/30/1985 | Earthquake in Srinagar. |
2/12/1946 | 14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war. |
5/27/1952 | The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court. |
2/28/1968 | International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery. |
4/11/1931 | Mahendranath Yeshwant Gupte, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1984-85, was born at Mumbai. |
8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
2/28/1930 | Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus. |
12/20/1929 | The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi. |
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