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Historical Event on 8/19/1916

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
2/7/1931Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
2/19/1891Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.