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Historical Event on 5/19/1980

Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
5/19/1971Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
3/1/1939Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.
3/4/1927Dr. Laxminarayan Lal was born.
6/22/1955Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31.
11/18/1925Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born.