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Historical Event on 10/19/1920

Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
12/16/1992The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.