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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 |
1/8/1925 | The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow. |
6/3/1992 | M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam. |
10/1/1903 | Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born. |
6/5/1984 | Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab. |
1/24/1924 | Karpoori Thakur ""Jan Nayak"", freedom fighter, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, was born in village Samastipur, District Bihar. |
1/24/1924 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur. |
7/13/1990 | Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died. |
12/5/1898 | Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born. |
4/13/1993 | Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992. |
1/17/1888 | Babu Gulab Rai, famous Hindi essy writer, critic and historian, was born. |
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