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Historical Event on 8/19/1993
Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1993 | India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40. |
| 7/27/1947 | Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 4/3/1984 | Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7. |
| 10/30/1991 | Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away. |
| 4/5/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 9/20/1999 | T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died. |
| 11/14/1919 | Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born. |
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