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Historical Event on 11/19/1924

Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
4/14/1990J&K Assembly dissolved.
9/29/2000A special court convicted former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his then cabinet colleague Buta Singh in the JMM MPs' bribery case. Nine others got benefit of doubt.
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.