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Historical Event on 5/19/1954

The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
12/4/1993Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
2/14/1952Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana).
6/16/1990GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
11/8/1965Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.