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Historical Event on 5/19/1796

Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
2/15/1976The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
5/1/1913Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
5/6/1952Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education.