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Historical Event on 12/19/1988
Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1928 | Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away. |
| 4/1/1996 | Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down. |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 8/1/1993 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, great freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, died at Jorhat, Assam. |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 7/27/1991 | Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 1/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
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