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Historical Event on 5/19/1956

The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
5/20/1976Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born.
2/12/1890Shastri A. R. Krishna was born.
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
6/22/198219 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.