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Historical Event on 2/19/1949
Mass arrests of communists in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1995 | National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi. |
| 5/8/1992 | Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
| 1/18/1997 | India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore. |
| 6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
| 9/21/1938 | Prof. Raghuveer Singh Rathore, Cricket Test umpire for one test in 1990-91, was born in Rajasthan. |
| 3/25/1963 | Yagyawalk Bharadwaj, famous botany scientist, passed away. |
| 11/6/1999 | Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India. |
| 5/29/1973 | Jo Paul Ancheri, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trichur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1994. |
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