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Historical Event on 4/22/1870
Vladimir IIyich Lenin, revolutionary freedom fighter and politician, was born at Simbrisk, Volga.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1937 | Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics. |
| 12/10/1905 | Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis. |
| 11/2/1972 | B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977 |
| 6/20/1946 | Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June. |
| 2/28/1884 | Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away. |
| 6/30/1997 | Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 10/2/1969 | Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country. |
| 5/3/1896 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
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