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Historical Event on 01/19/1045

Taimurlang passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
6/8/1998Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
6/8/1998Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
12/10/1969Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production.
1/10/1993Advani, Joshi released on court orders.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
5/14/1976Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties.