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Historical Event on 8/19/1927

Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.

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7/18/1997Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt.
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12/26/1989The Constitution 62nd Amendment Bill, seeking to extend reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for another ten years, approved in Parliament.
12/26/1989Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
3/18/1974Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
3/5/1995Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away.