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Historical Event on 9/22/1891

Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
8/30/1934Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte ""Baloo"", cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie), was born in Bombay.
11/10/2000R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
12/11/19676.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.