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Historical Event on 8/22/1818
Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1987 | First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching. |
| 11/3/1991 | India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested. |
| 3/4/1991 | Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presents mid-term budget, cut in food and fertiliser subsidy, amounting to Rs. 934 crore, proposed. |
| 1/17/1985 | Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England. |
| 7/28/1972 | India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir. |
| 4/3/1994 | S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 1/22/1998 | Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra. |
| 5/1/1909 | Madame Bhikaji Cama secretly left London and went to France where she was wrote and spoke about the cruelty of Britishers. |
| 12/4/1998 | Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government. |
| 10/20/1905 | Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born. |
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