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Historical Event on 2/22/1946
Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1936 | It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 2/11/1906 | Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore. |
| 8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
| 11/13/1917 | Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born. |
| 1/30/1949 | Night Airmail Services was inaugurated. |
| 6/11/1983 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89. |
| 12/6/1892 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai. |
| 6/5/1961 | Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979. |
| 7/15/1997 | Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award. |
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