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Historical Event on 8/19/1916
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/27/1970 | Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away. |
| 6/24/1946 | Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission. |
| 6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 7/25/1938 | Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 3/15/1983 | Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 10/3/1890 | Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born. |
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