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Historical Event on 1/19/1919

Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
1/3/1997Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2/12/1932Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.