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Historical Event on 12/19/1994

K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
3/15/1992Dr. Rahi Masum Raza, film screenplay, story and dialogue writer, passed away at the age of 64 years.
11/15/1913Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
7/16/199917 are killed and over 200 injured when the Delhi bound GT Express collides with derailed wagons of a goods train near Mathura.
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
1/8/1973Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.