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Historical Event on 1/22/1906

Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah, chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
6/25/1998Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
2/13/1989Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
7/30/1997Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students.