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Historical Event on 4/22/1840
James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1980 | Manipur University was established. |
| 11/20/1907 | Railroad workers strike in India. |
| 4/28/1848 | Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa. |
| 8/30/1928 | Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929. |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 7/10/1991 | C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 10/15/1995 | PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York. |
| 10/22/1983 | The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years. |
| 10/22/1983 | Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar. |
| 12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
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