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Historical Event on 2/19/1956

Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
12/15/1943The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
7/9/1996A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.