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Historical Event on 2/19/1895
Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/26/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 10/24/1851 | First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km. |
| 3/30/1949 | New Union of Greater Rajasthan was ceremonially inaugurated by Patel when the existing Union of Rajasthan was joined by four premier states of Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Hiralal Shastri became its first Chief Minister. |
| 11/3/1991 | India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested. |
| 5/22/1917 | Suniti Chaudhary, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Kumilla. She was one of the accused in the famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka. |
| 4/28/1848 | Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa. |
| 9/12/1974 | . C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07. |
| 10/3/1996 | National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory. |
| 5/1/1994 | Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established. |
| 7/20/1982 | Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. |
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