Today In History – 19 August 2020
Learn what happened today in history around the world including major events across the world!
Year: 1600
Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
Year: 1757
The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
Year: 1796
Spain & France sign anti-British alliance
Year: 1897
1st electric taxis drive in London
Year: 1900
Start of first and only Olympic cricket match in Paris; GB beats France by 158 runs
Year: 1914
German fleet bombs English coast
Year: 1915
World War I: the Battle of Van begins
Year: 1934
Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to ‘Indian Antiquary’, ‘Epigraphia Indica’, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India.
Year: 1942
World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France
Year: 1944
The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
Year: 1944
Cabinet Mission’s plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy’s Executive Council.
The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu’s in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal.
The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a separate state of “Pakistan” was conceded.
Year: 1977
Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
Year: 1988
Iran and Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)
Year: 1991
Conservative members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union attempt to depose Mikhail Gobrachev in a coup d’état
Year: 1992
K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
Year: 1993
Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.
Year: 1994
Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
Year: 1999
India’s role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
Year: 2010
Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
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