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Historical Event on 2/19/1895
Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/27/1857 | Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born. |
| 10/13/1978 | Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress. |
| 6/10/1888 | Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born. |
| 6/24/1986 | Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave. |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion. |
| 3/27/1989 | Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 6/12/1997 | Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died. |
| 2/11/1977 | B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India. |
| 5/16/1995 | Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act. |
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