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Historical Event on 6/19/1947
Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
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| 2/1/1881 | Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi. |
| 6/30/1984 | W. R. Dhavle, editor, died. |
| 12/6/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, ""The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the ""task has remained unfinished |
| 4/3/1994 | Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns. |
| 1/18/1985 | Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held. |
| 7/30/1622 | Tulsidas, devotee of God Rama Saint, great poet and writer of Ramayana, Hanuman chalisa and many many more, died. There are difference in dates 30/7 or 23/10/1623. |
| 5/25/1954 | Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 4/12/1978 | After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition. |
| 10/30/1990 | Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'. |
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