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Historical Event on 2/22/1946
Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
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| 5/1/1995 | SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 11/25/1992 | Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM. |
| 4/13/1993 | Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992. |
| 3/18/1948 | Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress. |
| 7/24/2000 | S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad. |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 4/25/1969 | Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds. |
| 12/26/1989 | India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean. |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
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