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Historical Event on 2/19/1922

Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.