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Historical Event on 8/19/1993
Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1981 | Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 5/28/1903 | Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra). |
| 10/26/1928 | R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta. |
| 10/16/1978 | Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad. |
| 8/26/1997 | Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha. |
| 12/30/1949 | India recognizes People's Republic of China. |
| 12/30/1949 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. |
| 9/30/1997 | 24th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum. |
| 2/18/1911 | Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction. |
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