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Historical Event on 2/19/1956

Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
7/13/1830Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Alexander Duff, in 1921 Scottish Church College, General Assembly s Institution was established with only five students, where teaching of the Bible took an important part.
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
9/9/1999Mr. V. Sudarshan, Foreign Editor of The Pioneer till recently gets the Appan Menon Award.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
3/13/1878General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
2/9/2000The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'.