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Historical Event on 12/19/1961
Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/5/1975 | The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 12/17/1740 | Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died. |
| 9/10/2000 | Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship. |
| 5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
| 5/11/1999 | Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
| 10/19/1983 | Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler. |
| 5/1/1973 | All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised. |
| 6/30/1984 | W. R. Dhavle, editor, died. |
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