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Historical Event on 10/19/1888

Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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6/11/1995PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
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