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Historical Event on 5/19/1956

The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.
8/18/1993The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.
6/14/1880Satish Chandra Dasgupta, rural Scientist, was born.
8/29/1993Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
10/15/1676King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.