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Historical Event on 10/19/1983

Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
8/15/1947Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
11/3/1948Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".