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Historical Event on 02/19/1389

Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
02/19/1389Saint Gora Kumbhar, an intense devotee of the deity Vitthal at Pandharpur, took Samadhi in Ter village in Osmanabad Zilla, near Latur.
12/14/1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
4/4/1904Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
12/6/1857Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.