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Historical Event on 2/19/1922
Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1866 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. |
| 7/21/1658 | Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned. |
| 7/8/1958 | Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857. |
| 1/1/1985 | United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"". |
| 6/12/1894 | Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born. |
| 3/11/1795 | Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals. |
| 2/28/1712 | Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession. |
| 12/11/1999 | Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| 7/14/1942 | Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank). |
| 9/1/1977 | M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979. |
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