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Historical Event on 1/19/1996
Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/5/1932 | Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 2/12/1999 | The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule. |
| 4/23/1994 | Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League. |
| 3/19/2000 | Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades. |
| 6/2/1997 | Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip. |
| 6/9/1998 | Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days. |
| 6/14/1997 | Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II). |
| 3/20/1970 | Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj. |
| 2/19/1911 | Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India. |
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