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Historical Event on 2/19/1992
Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1916 | Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established. |
| 9/21/1945 | British promise India independence. |
| 4/15/1947 | The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence. |
| 1/27/1999 | P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest. |
| 5/1/1927 | Dr. Namwar Singh was born. |
| 7/22/1875 | Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born. |
| 10/23/1999 | A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 11/8/1661 | Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months. |
| 4/20/1965 | First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest. |
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