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Historical Event on 1/19/1985
Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1990 | Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died. |
| 3/10/1995 | ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days. |
| 9/9/1949 | Hindi was accepted as the national language of India. |
| 8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
| 10/6/1969 | Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996. |
| 11/9/1997 | Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards. |
| 10/28/1997 | Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination. |
| 6/5/1929 | S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 3/16/1901 | Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
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