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Historical Event on 2/19/1978
Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1977 | Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party. |
| 8/10/1855 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born. |
| 2/18/1992 | Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 7/7/1948 | Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established. |
| 5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
| 10/19/1888 | Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem. |
| 8/1/1947 | Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan. |
| 5/2/1981 | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away. |
| 4/5/1987 | The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC). |
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