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Historical Event on 1/19/1905

Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
1/20/1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
3/5/1961Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.