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Historical Event on 8/19/1993

Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
11/14/1889Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
2/9/1946Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.
3/7/2000A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district.
9/17/1892Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.