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Historical Event on 8/22/1919

Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1972Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
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12/22/1999The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs.
1/14/1927M. Aram, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.