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Historical Event on 2/22/1873
Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 5/6/1946 | Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away. |
| 5/5/1989 | Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away. |
| 5/3/1947 | Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 2/22/1977 | Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled. |
| 8/11/1997 | Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati. |
| 9/28/1924 | In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death. |
| 9/19/2000 | India remains committed to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, but we will not allow this stand to stand in the way of our protecting India's supreme natural interest,'' said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his return from the US. |
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