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Historical Event on 9/19/1997
Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/10/1998 | Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta. |
| 8/5/1909 | Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 5/29/1933 | Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 8/18/1923 | Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi. |
| 4/12/1967 | Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968. |
| 12/4/1999 | A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord. |
| 7/18/1992 | Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away. |
| 9/8/1947 | There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood. |
| 3/19/1973 | Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47. |
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