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Historical Event on 8/19/1947

Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
1/8/1996Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
8/17/1909Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.