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Historical Event on 5/19/1992
Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 5/13/1998 | India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan. |
| 1/9/1664 | Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place. |
| 7/6/1960 | The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960. |
| 9/1/1887 | Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born. |
| 12/20/1946 | Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur. |
| 2/2/1835 | Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction. |
| 5/9/1993 | S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away. |
| 11/9/1710 | Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized. |
| 2/2/1986 | Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India. |
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