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Historical Event on 1/22/1886
Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 7/20/1955 | Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 4/17/1990 | Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people. |
| 12/27/1987 | Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum . |
| 11/1/1937 | Keral University established. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 1/25/1988 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987). |
| 11/9/1897 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit |
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