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Historical Event on 12/19/1857

The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1993Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
1/20/2000J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.
11/9/1924Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born.
3/22/1993The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993.
8/14/1998Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.