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Historical Event on 4/19/1994
Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1910 | Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born. |
| 3/20/1602 | United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies. |
| 5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
| 8/9/1999 | India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title. |
| 5/17/1873 | Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta. |
| 7/27/1991 | Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed. |
| 9/23/1974 | First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) was established at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan. |
| 5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
| 6/9/1659 | Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara. |
| 4/16/2000 | India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth. |
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