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Historical Event on 10/19/1929
Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/14/1901 | King Edward VII open's his first parliament. |
| 8/9/1969 | Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'. |
| 5/29/1992 | Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989. |
| 2/8/1985 | P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986. |
| 3/30/1929 | Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London. |
| 8/13/1913 | Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 1/10/1998 | Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta. |
| 11/9/1841 | Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. |
| 5/4/1992 | India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
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