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Historical Event on 2/19/1861

Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1932Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
2/3/1760Sadashiv Bhau, under a large Maratha army, defeated the Nizam in war of Udgir.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
6/2/1988Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
8/29/1975Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away.
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.