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Historical Event on 1/19/1996

Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1995Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
10/23/1883Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.