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Historical Event on 8/22/1919

Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
2/22/1996Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.