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Historical Event on 8/22/1919
Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 1/19/1960 | Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away. |
| 5/19/1991 | About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 12/11/1999 | Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| 10/31/1885 | St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi. |
| 6/6/1947 | Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress. |
| 5/1/1993 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune. |
| 12/8/1857 | Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail. |
| 7/29/1911 | Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield. |
| 1/30/1996 | Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe. |
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