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Historical Event on 8/19/1976

Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
2/4/1944Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
1/27/1924Sabu [Dastagir], actor (Elephant Boy, Drum), was born in India.