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Historical Event on 3/19/1999

Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1994Sudhakarrao Naik, G. Ramanujam and O. N. Srivastava appointed Governors.
12/3/1948Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
5/16/1946Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
8/16/1946Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
12/16/1909Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.