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Historical Event on 12/22/1751
Battle of Mandavgargh.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
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11/7/2000 | The 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. |
4/30/1988 | Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988. |
8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
4/1/1989 | Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away. |
3/21/1995 | Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970. |
6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
3/3/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism. |
5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
11/20/1760 | Phattesingh Bhosle passed away. |
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