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Historical Event on 1/19/1919

Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1997India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too.
5/16/1996Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
4/16/2000India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
12/6/1931Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).
11/3/1948Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly.