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Historical Event on 8/19/1992
K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/26/1998 | S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal. |
| 7/26/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
| 1/11/1955 | Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India. |
| 11/24/1930 | Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra. |
| 5/18/1992 | President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing. |
| 10/25/1980 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died. |
| 8/28/1733 | Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away. |
| 12/28/1883 | Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"". |
| 2/17/1994 | Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India. |
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