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Historical Event on 2/19/1919

Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
12/17/1998P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.