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Historical Event on 12/19/1988

Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
7/2/1991Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
7/2/1991Taimurlang passed away.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
1/27/1995K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.