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Historical Event on 1/19/1951

Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
11/17/1994North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
10/18/1993Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
11/25/1990R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.