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Historical Event on 8/22/1919
Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
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| 4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
| 10/23/1997 | Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender. |
| 12/1/1955 | Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism. |
| 12/1/1955 | Akbar won the war near Ahmedabad and captured Gujrat. |
| 3/8/1921 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born. |
| 12/13/1986 | Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away. |
| 4/1/1996 | Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down. |
| 6/21/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished. |
| 5/10/1985 | P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
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