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Historical Event on 11/19/1977

Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1971Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.
3/1/2000Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
3/12/1917Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.
1/14/1990J&K Governor quits.
6/9/1998Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.
7/16/1856Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.