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Historical Event on 2/19/1861

Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
8/10/1901Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.