|
|
Historical Event on 2/19/1812
Congregational missionaries Adoniram Judson, 23, and his wife Ann, 22, first sailed from New England to Calcutta. (Judson eventually concentrated his labors in Burma).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 2/6/1959 | Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
| 2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
| 11/1/1992 | Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died. |
| 5/9/1998 | Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai. |
| 7/23/1904 | The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains. |
| 5/23/1996 | 1995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore. |
| 5/23/1996 | Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
