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Historical Event on 5/19/1980

T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1942Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
2/14/1924Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
10/10/1899Shripad Amrit Dange, socialist and Trade Union Leader, was born.
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
6/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.