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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 |
| 3/30/1945 | Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born. |
| 2/23/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 12/23/1845 | Rasbhihari Ghosh, famous patriot and law expert, was born. |
| 5/23/1997 | The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh. |
| 6/13/1992 | Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached. |
| 12/31/1941 | Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 9/12/1998 | Bihar flood toll mounts to 320. |
| 8/30/1908 | Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born. |
| 1/31/1941 | Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC). |
| 2/10/1990 | Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died. |
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