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1885 Earthquake known as the Bengal earthquake occurred with 7.0 magnitude and the epicentre was at Manikganj. This event was generally associated with the deep-seated Jamuna fault.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1932 Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932-1983), poet, journalist and critic, was born.
Google | Hasan Hafizur Rahman Timeline | 1944 Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun (Rani Hamid), Bangladeshi chess Woman International Master and first and only Woman International Chess Master in Bangladesh, was born in Sylhet.
Google | Rani Hamid Timeline | 1947 The British House of Commons passed the India Independence Act, by which two independent dominions were created on the subcontinent and the princely states were left to accede to either.
Google | Timeline | 1969 Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah, renowned linguist, educationalist and litterateur, died at Dacca Medical College Hospital at the age of 85.
Google | Muhammad Shahidullah Timeline | 1972 The deposed Pakistani President General Yahya Khan blames Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who succeeded him to presidency through a conspiracy with Army General Tikka Khan, for the massacre in Bangladesh and the defeat of Pakistani military adventure against India.
Google | Yahya Khan Timeline | 1996 Inaugural session of the seventh Jatiya Shangshad (National Parliament) takes place.
Google | Jatiya Shangshad Timeline | 2010 Bulbul Ahmed, the celebrity cinema and television actor, died in Dhaka at age 69.
Google | Bulbul Ahmed Timeline | 2019 Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930-2019), Bangladeshi Army Chief and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, dies in Dhaka.
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