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Historical Event on 07/19/1309
Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1990 | BJP-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' in protest against L. K. Advani's arrest evokeed mixed response. |
| 4/15/1946 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 9/30/2000 | Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik. |
| 12/15/1675 | Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him. |
| 2/5/1922 | Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement. |
| 10/14/1940 | Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India. |
| 9/18/1993 | Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died. |
| 5/26/1946 | Gandhiji considers 'Plan' the best document produced by British Government under the circumstances. |
| 5/26/1935 | Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 4/8/1993 | CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested. |
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