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Historical Event on 1/19/1985

Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1924Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
2/18/1992Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
9/7/1993India and China sign border peace accord.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.