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Historical Event on 5/19/1969

Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1966Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away.
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
6/16/1950 Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
1/14/1990India and Maldives scrap visas.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.