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Historical Event on 1/19/1977
World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 10/22/1913 | Harumal Sadarangani, famous Sindhi writer, was born at Sind, Pakistan. |
| 8/19/1947 | Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died. |
| 6/23/1894 | Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born. |
| 11/7/1996 | Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh. |
| 2/13/1977 | Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away. |
| 9/2/1894 | Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born. |
| 11/1/1996 | Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai. |
| 6/23/1997 | Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange. |
| 7/20/1969 | Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President. |
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