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Historical Event on 3/19/1907

Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
4/8/1973India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
11/17/1928Lala Lajpat Rai died in Lahore after being seriously wounded in the barbarous lathi charge of 30th October. He is referred as the ""Lion of Punjab"" or ""Punjab Kesari"" and is remembered as freedom fighter, nationalist, educationist, lawyer, thinker, writer, social reformer, orator and a passionate fighter for the revival of the ancient Indian culture and
11/10/1960First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.