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Historical Event on 1/19/1995
Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1946 | Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded. |
| 1/3/1987 | Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died. |
| 1/14/1896 | Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 10/15/1995 | PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York. |
| 4/5/1990 | Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords. |
| 1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
| 1/19/1960 | Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away. |
| 12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 1/12/1863 | Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta. |
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