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Historical Event on 10/22/1680
Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1932 | V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 9/26/1996 | CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case. |
| 12/22/1939 | When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc |
| 12/15/1965 | Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river. |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
| 1/7/1994 | Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC. |
| 4/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
| 8/15/2000 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"". |
| 5/29/1991 | P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I). |
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