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Historical Event on 11/19/1982

9th Asian Games started in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1659Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
3/12/1612Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
5/21/1930A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
7/18/1996Union Finance Ministry gives final clearance to the Enron power project in terms of issuance of counter-guarantee.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.