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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 |
| 7/29/1997 | Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74. |
| 2/25/1987 | The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1. |
| 12/16/1999 | Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 2/22/1997 | India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement. |
| 11/14/1993 | Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away. |
| 3/28/1990 | Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient. |
| 1/20/1931 | Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''. |
| 11/9/1977 | Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
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