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Historical Event on 5/19/1954
The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1978 | Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 1/6/1948 | Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir. |
| 11/12/1939 | Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force. |
| 4/1/1954 | Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960. |
| 8/1/2000 | Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik. |
| 5/1/1886 | May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours. |
| 1/23/1927 | Balasaheb Thackrey, Shiv Sena chief and Hindu Hriday Samrat, was born. |
| 10/2/1993 | Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas. |
| 12/23/1912 | Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast. |
| 2/18/1999 | Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF). |
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