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Historical Event on 11/22/1718
Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/22/1718 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 2/14/1658 | Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi. |
| 11/6/1905 | Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar. |
| 1/8/1925 | Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"". |
| 3/10/1998 | B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker. |
| 5/15/1949 | Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan. |
| 1/19/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case. |
| 9/7/1995 | Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar. |
| 10/22/1947 | There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government. |
| 9/15/1912 | Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born. |
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