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Historical Event on 5/19/1982

Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
7/18/1634Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born.
9/14/1992S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
11/30/1998Sonia Gandhi names Ashok Ghelot and Sheila Dixit as Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Delhi respectively.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.