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Historical Event on 5/19/1971

Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.
4/8/1925Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
11/16/1998Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.