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Historical Event on 2/19/1978

Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
9/16/1913Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
3/10/1912Anant Ramachandra Joshi, cricket Test Umpire for 12 test from 1948-5, was born in Maharashtra.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.