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Historical Event on 1/19/2000
Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/11/1993 | Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
| 8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
| 12/19/1860 | Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died. |
| 2/23/1969 | Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away. |
| 10/17/1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
| 8/26/1909 | Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born. |
| 6/17/1991 | Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies. |
| 7/12/1994 | India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad. |
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