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Historical Event on 12/19/1945
Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1947 | The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 10/26/1969 | Neil Armstrong, the first men to land on Moon by 'Apollo II ', and Edwin Aldrin came to Bombay. |
| 9/2/1911 | Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara. |
| 2/7/1975 | Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away. |
| 1/21/1994 | India and Myanmar decide to open border trade. |
| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
| 1/16/1916 | Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa . |
| 10/15/1972 | Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died. |
| 6/14/1996 | CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal. |
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