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Historical Event on 6/22/1910

Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
8/15/1949Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
8/20/1997Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.