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Historical Event on 5/19/1993

Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
8/30/1908Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
12/4/1888Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.