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Historical Event on 11/19/1982

9th Asian Games started in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
5/19/1993Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
12/29/1975D.K. Barooah elected Congress President.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.