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Historical Event on 6/19/1947
Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 8/8/1955 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. |
| 4/11/1992 | Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office. |
| 6/23/1997 | Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange. |
| 10/30/1991 | Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away. |
| 2/2/1952 | India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras. |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
| 7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 2/13/1969 | Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna. |
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