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Historical Event on 8/19/1887
S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
| 3/10/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government. |
| 2/3/1873 | Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
| 5/15/1729 | Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
| 8/18/1700 | Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born. |
| 1/18/1930 | Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram. |
| 2/23/1997 | Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile. |
| 6/12/1947 | Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee. |
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