Historical Events - July 19.
1763: Mir Qasim was defeated in the ‘Katwa’ battle by the British.
1832: The British Medical Association was founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.
1949: The king of Tehri Garhwal announced a merger with the Indian Union.
1969: The Indian government nationalized 14 major commercial banks.
1974: The remains of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh were brought from London to New Delhi.
1976: Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal was created.
2007: Pratibha Patil became the First Woman President of India.
Famous Birthdays – July 19
1814: Samuel Colt, an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman.
1827: Mangal Pandey, an Indian revolutionary.
1863: D. L. Ray, a Bengali poet, playwright, and musician.
1896: A. J. Cronin, a Scottish physician, and novelist.
1909: Balamani Amma, an Indian poet.
1938: Jayant Narlikar, an Indian astrophysicist.
1955: Roger Binny, an Indian former cricketer.
1956: Rajendra Kumar, an Indian film actor.
1961: Harsha Bhogle, an Indian cricket commentator and journalist.
1976: Benedict Cumberbatch, an English actor.
Death Anniversaries - July 19
1882: F. M. Balfour, a British biologist.
1968: Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda.
1993: Girilal Jain, an Indian journalist.
2018: Gopaldas Neeraj, an Indian poet and author.
2020: Rajat Mukherjee, an Indian director.
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