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Historical Event on 12/22/1947

Dilip Rasiklal Doshi, cricketer (India's main slow lefty post-Bedi), was born in Rajkot.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
1/17/1922T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.