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Historical Event on 11/19/1977
Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
| 5/28/1895 | Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born. |
| 6/24/1961 | Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time. |
| 3/10/1997 | Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva. |
| 9/16/1954 | The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 3/9/1990 | Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar. |
| 7/20/1969 | M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India. |
| 8/29/1975 | Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away. |
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