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Historical Event on 8/19/1903

Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
11/6/1910Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.