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Historical Event on 4/22/1923

Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
7/28/1946Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
8/18/1956Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
6/29/1966Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died.
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.