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Historical Event on 3/22/1947

India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire.
10/23/1943Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
10/30/1999G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
12/26/1921Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P).
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
2/6/1985Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.