This day in history
19 August in history
0 events, 5 births and 3 deaths on 19 August.
Born on this day
1907
Hazari Prasad DwivediHindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar from India
1908
Abdul Rashid KhanIndian singer (1908-2016)
1918
Shankar Dayal SharmaPresident of India from 1992 to 1997
1933
GulzarIndian poet, lyricist and author (1933- Present)
1985
Vijay KumarIndian sport shooter
1908
Abdul Rashid KhanIndian singer (1908-2016)
1918
Shankar Dayal SharmaPresident of India from 1992 to 1997
1933
GulzarIndian poet, lyricist and author (1933- Present)
1985
Vijay KumarIndian sport shooter
Died on this day
1982
Vainu BappuIndian astronomer (1927-1982)
2002
Satchidananda SaraswatiYogiraj (1914-2002)
2024
Sundararajan PadmanabhanIndian Army general (1940–2024)
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