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Historical Event on 8/22/1818
Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/2/1949 | Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 3/2/1949 | Guru Amardasji passed away. |
| 2/13/1991 | Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu. |
| 3/1/1997 | Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo. |
| 6/9/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India ends. |
| 7/3/1927 | A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu. |
| 10/22/1997 | Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived. |
| 4/11/1887 | Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born. |
| 9/3/1999 | India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
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