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Historical Event on 2/19/1861

Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.

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10/3/1950India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.
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2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
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2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".