19 December - Day in History of India and Importance - Birthdays of Famous Indians

Goa Liberation Day
http://www.goaonline.in/About/Profile/History/index.html


1746
French forces at Pondicherry attacked Fort St. David, a fort of English people close to Pondicherry
Ref: Our Indian Empire, Charles Macfarlane


1952 - Government of India announced formation of Andhra State from Madras State


1961
Goa was liberated from Portugal through military action
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/goa-falls-indian-troops

1978
Lok Sabha expelled Indira Gandhi from House.

1984
Bhopal Gas Tragedy - 2,500  people died.

2000 - Mehboon Studio in Mumbai got burnt due to a big fire.

2011
Foundation Stone for new campus of TCS at Nagpur
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tcs-to-set-up-new-campus-in-nagpur/1/164937.html

Sensex - 15,190.74 - Intraday low
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sensex-nse-bse-nifty-indian-stock-market/1/164851.html




Birthdays

Smt. Pratibha Patil,
Om Prakash



http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/19-12-2011/online.html

http://www.indianage.com/1219.html

Videos for the day

Gurcharan Das on History of Indian Business Part 2
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