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Historical Event on 1/19/1966

Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
8/14/1862Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad.
8/14/1862Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.