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Historical Event on 4/22/2000

Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1938Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
11/30/1909Ramesh Chandra died.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.