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Historical Event on 9/19/1936

Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer.

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1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
7/13/1974India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.
6/24/1969Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away.
1/2/1997Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.