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Historical Event on 9/19/1997

Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
7/27/1887Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
8/15/1997Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
7/26/1994Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
9/24/1914Janardan Swami was born.