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Historical Event on 8/19/1910

Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1895Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born.
5/1/2000Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.