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Historical Event on 1/19/1976
C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/8/2000 | Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries. |
| 8/17/1994 | Opposition ends Parliament boycott. |
| 1/12/1992 | India and Russia sign a new political treaty. |
| 6/15/1969 | Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86. |
| 7/18/1993 | India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 11/8/1991 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India. |
| 9/18/1993 | Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died. |
| 4/18/1917 | Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act. |
| 4/12/1873 | Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala. |
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