Today Importance - 19th August
19-Aug-1600
Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
19-Aug-1757
The East India Company minted the first rupee coins in Calcutta.
19-Aug-1887
Freedom fighter and social worker S. Sathyamurthy was born in Thirumayam in the erstwhile Pudukkottai state.
19-Aug-1903
Biographer and critic Gangadhar Devaraj Khanolkar is born.
19-Aug-1907
Birth of Acharya Hazar prasad Dwivedi.
19-Aug-1910
Sister Alphonsa, a teacher and social worker, was born in Kudamalur, Kerala.
19-Aug-1916
Former President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma was born.
19-Aug-1927
Social reformer and politician Anant Narasimha Naik was born in Bandora, Goa.
19-Aug-1934
Dr. Hiralal passed away. He was a famous history specialist and composed many articles in 'Indian Curator', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Diary of the Regal Asiatic Culture and so on. He was also Honorary Correspondent in Archeology to the Government of India.
19-Aug-1944
The last Japanese army was driven out of India.
19-Aug-1946
The Cabinet Mission Plan announced an interim government, formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League was enraged and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindus in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Emissary convinced the Muslim Association to join the public authority. But the League refused to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a separate state "Pakistan" was accepted.
19-Aug-1947
Renowned Marathi actor, director and producer Vinayak Damodar Karnataka (Master Vinayak) passed away.
19-Aug-1976
Establishment of Nagarjuna Sagar University in Andhra Pradesh.
19-Aug-1977
An earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the fastest earthquake ever recorded.
19-Aug-1992
KR Narayanan was elected the ninth Vice President of India.
19-Aug-1993
Sharad Pawar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.
19-Aug-1993
Veteran journalist YD Lokurkar passed away.
19-Aug-1993
Renowned actor, writer, director and producer Uppal Dutt passed away. He was 64 years old.
19-Aug-1994
The rupee was made completely convertible on the ongoing record.
19-Aug-1996
Expelled BJP leader Shankar Singh Vaghela from Gujarat formed a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
19-Aug-1999
India's role in ASEAN, ARF was appreciated at a seminar in Singapore.
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