Year 1763
Mir Qasim was defeated in the ‘Katwa’ battle by the British.
JULY 19
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19 July: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 19 July.
Year 1832
The British Medical Association was founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.
Year 1949
The king of Tehri Garhwal announced a merger with the Indian Union.
Year 1969
The Indian government nationalized 14 major commercial banks.
Year 1974
The remains of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh were brought from London to New Delhi.
Year 1975
The bones of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh were brought from London to New Delhi in 1974.
1976, 19th July: Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal was created.
Year 1989
United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
Year 1992
A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.
Year 1997
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
Year 2005
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the US Congress.
Year 2007
Pratibhatai Patil became the First Woman President of India.
Year 2014
Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan.
Born 1814
Samuel Colt, an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman.
Born 1827
Mangal Pandey, an Indian revolutionary.
Born 1863
D. L. Ray, a Bengali poet, playwright, and musician.
Born 1894
Khawaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan and President of Pakistan Muslim League, born in Dacca, Bengal, British India (d. 1964)
Born 1896
A. J. Cronin, a Scottish physician, and novelist.
Born 1899
Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, Indian physician, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1979)
Born 1902
Samudrala Raghavacharya, Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)
Born 1909
Balamani Amma, an Indian poet.
Born 1938
Jayant Narlikar, an Indian astrophysicist.
Born 1955
Roger Binny, an Indian former cricketer.
Born 1956
Rajendra Prasad, an Indian film actor.
Born 1961
Harsha Bhogle, an Indian cricket commentator and journalist.
Born 1976
Benedict Cumberbatch, an English actor.
Died 1882
F. M. Balfour, a British biologist.
Died 1968
Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda.
Died 1993
Girilal Jain, an Indian journalist.
Died 1996
Pran Nath Chhuttani, an Indian physician and teacher, dies at 81
Died 2016
Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1934)
Died 2018
Gopaldas Neeraj, an Indian poet and author.
Died 2018
Jon Schnepp, American producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, and cinematographer (b. 1967)
Died 2018
Denis Ten, Kazakhstani figure skater (b. 1993)
Died 2019
Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)
Died 2020
Rajat Mukherjee, an Indian director.