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Historical Event on 8/22/1915

Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
10/15/1921Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P.
1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.
4/3/1680Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne.
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
9/5/1997CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.