December19

Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.

The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.

The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.

The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.

Sunil Kumar Banerjee, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1963-64, was born at Bengal.

Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.

Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda.

Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.

Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.

Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.

Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu.

Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.

A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.

Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died.

2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.

Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.

K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.

The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its "disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.