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Historical Event on 5/19/1954

The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
10/15/1999Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof.
6/9/1948Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born.
7/4/1991Fourth test of missile 'Prithvi'.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.