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Historical Event on 8/19/1976

Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1919Naushad, famous film music director, was born.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
4/3/1680Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
7/27/1972Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison.
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
5/26/1916Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.