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Historical Event on 8/19/1993
Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1937 | Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born. |
| 3/2/1930 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded. |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
| 10/17/1970 | Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore. |
| 4/25/1998 | India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka. |
| 10/30/1977 | One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India. |
| 3/12/1954 | Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan. |
| 8/1/1920 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay. |
| 3/14/1910 | Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta. |
| 2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
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