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Historical Event on 10/22/1908
John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1907 | Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born. |
| 3/12/1992 | A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property. |
| 8/29/1994 | Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
| 5/14/1657 | Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort. |
| 9/13/1992 | Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission. |
| 2/7/1931 | Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born. |
| 12/26/1991 | Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India. |
| 9/21/1746 | French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras. |
| 2/16/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India begins. |
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