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Historical Event on 1/19/1996
Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1946 | Gandhiji starts tour without party. |
| 12/3/1984 | 3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India. |
| 5/9/1874 | First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai. |
| 4/10/1901 | Amiya Chakravarty, educationist, was born at Serampore in West Bengal. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 5/18/1945 | Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972. |
| 9/19/1990 | Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report. |
| 9/27/1833 | Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England. |
| 1/11/1995 | Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief. |
| 12/1/1946 | Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs. |
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