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Historical Event on 2/19/1818

Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
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8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
2/6/1966Madurai Kamraj University established.
2/9/1964Hanumant Singh scores 105 runs on his debut match during the India vs England cricket tournament at Delhi.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
6/7/1631Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.