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Historical Event on 3/19/1954

The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.