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Historical Event on 4/19/1995
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 1/7/1928 | Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 5/1/1927 | Dr. Namwar Singh was born. |
| 12/16/2000 | Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International. |
| 9/23/1996 | Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I). |
| 9/23/1996 | Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh. |
| 7/17/1992 | Lok Sabha rejects no-trust motion. |
| 7/17/1992 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 10/2/1942 | Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire. |
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