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Historical Event on 5/19/1956

The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
2/19/1992Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
1/18/1985Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held.
5/9/1998Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
12/26/1917Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born.
8/7/1934Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.