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Historical Event on 5/19/1796

Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
6/24/1966Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
6/2/1953Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
8/9/1911Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.