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Historical Event on 12/19/1988

Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
1/18/1997India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore.
5/14/1923Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
12/5/1999The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .