Sindh History (19th April)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (19th APRIL)

19th April

BIRTH DATES

Syed Hussan Shah MuradShirazi (Thatto/Saint/ Born 19th April 1418),

BhojrajNagrani (Writer/ Born 19th April 1903),

JagatAdvani (Hyderabad/Publisher & Writer/ Born 19th April 1913),

GhanshyamMaghlani (Hyderabad >Ajmir/Journalist/ Born 19th April 1934),

Gurmukh Bajaj (Larkano>Mombai/Musician/ Born 19th April 1937),

DileepBachani (Ulhasnagar/Artist/ Born 19th April 1955),

AzraJabeenMemon (Kotri/Writer/ Born 19th April 1955),

Ali GoharAltafMalkani (Dadu/Writer/ Born 19th April 1967).

DEATH DATES

ShaikhSadiq Ali Khan (Minister Khairpur State/ Death 19th April 1912),

GhulamHussain ‘Malang’ (Poet/ Death 19th April 1953).

Field Marshal Ayub Khan (Death 19th April 1972)

EVENTS

1841: The Governor-General of India orders keeping in view the season in mind, and impractible to covey heavy artillery through Bolan Pass, it shold be stored at Sukkur.

1923: Sindhi Hindus observe protest day against the ‘White Paper’. The call was made by Hindu MahaSabha.

1940: Sindh Muslim League observe ‘Pakistan Day’. Meetings are held and processions are taken out in various cities.

1950: Prime Minister of the Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan leaves for U.S.A on a personal invitation from President Truman. It was a turning point in the foreign policy of the Pakistan resulting inclination towards anti-communist block and going near to U.S.A.

1954: Muslim League Party in the Constituent Assembly decides that both Urdu and Bengali should be the state languages of Pakistan.

1977: Pakistan Labour Alliance declares a nation-wide strike to last until Bhutto resigns. PIA pilots and flight engineers go on strike.

1989: Some circles doubt that Kahuta Nuclear Plant shut down is at the behast of American and Indian governments.

1995: Leader of opposition Mian Nawaz Sharif urges for peace treaty with India.