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Historical Event on 8/19/1910
Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1803 | British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye. |
| 12/5/1905 | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
| 2/19/1994 | Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi. |
| 7/5/1947 | Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July. |
| 5/6/1952 | Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education. |
| 11/19/1994 | Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa . |
| 6/18/1993 | Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta. |
| 9/21/1996 | Rao resigns Congress Party President post. |
| 6/18/1993 | The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva. |
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