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Historical Event on 8/19/1944
The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/1959 | K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
| 2/26/1998 | Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal. |
| 7/27/1959 | Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut. |
| 2/1/1889 | Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 8/6/1932 | Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures. |
| 10/16/1945 | Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established. |
| 1/22/1877 | Tarun Ram Phookun, ''Deshabhakta'', great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, was born in Gauhati, district Kamrup, Assam. |
| 3/17/1997 | Cochin Stock Exchange goes online. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 3/11/1963 | First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory. |
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