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Historical Event on 8/19/1887

S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
12/1/1998P. Subramaniam Poti (75), former Chief Justice of Kerala and Gujarat High Court, dies of a heart attack.
12/6/1971US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
4/12/1992M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away.