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Historical Event on 5/19/1992

Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
12/17/1933Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
5/13/1996Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.
12/22/1992Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.