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Historical Event on 1/22/1971
Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1971 | Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died. |
| 8/25/1959 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
| 6/30/1914 | Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa. |
| 5/13/1997 | Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission. |
| 4/21/1997 | Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal. |
| 10/24/1930 | Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born. |
| 5/6/1922 | Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48. |
| 8/1/2000 | 27 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine. |
| 12/27/1911 | Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta. |
| 12/27/1911 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
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