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Historical Event on 1/19/2000
Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.

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10/16/1905	Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
6/5/1984	Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
12/28/1930	Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
11/15/1913	Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
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Historical Event on 1/19/2000 Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.

Historical Event on 1/19/2000
Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.