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Historical Event on 8/19/1993
Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/28/1667 | Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur. |
| 5/24/1990 | K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away. |
| 1/30/1993 | Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away. |
| 9/25/1922 | Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra. |
| 9/25/1922 | Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 11/11/1999 | Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). |
| 5/17/1873 | Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta. |
| 12/12/1947 | Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash. |
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