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Historical Event on 3/19/1954
The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/12/1974 | . C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07. |
| 1/8/1987 | P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away. |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji. |
| 6/30/1966 | Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967. |
| 1/8/1947 | Rajasthan University established at Jaipur. |
| 3/25/1927 | Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 11/12/1762 | Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon. |
| 11/12/1762 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
| 8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
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