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Historical Event on 6/19/1947

Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1990Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away.
8/2/1958Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
2/21/1878Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris.
9/14/1991Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.