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Historical Event on 6/19/1947

Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
6/9/1948Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.