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Historical Event on 12/22/1843
Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/12/1997 | India elected to executive board of UNESCO. |
| 8/1/1955 | Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P. |
| 1/26/1965 | Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India. |
| 7/15/1783 | Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals. |
| 10/2/1961 | Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established. |
| 11/24/1997 | Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford. |
| 11/24/1997 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 10/27/1982 | Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died. |
| 5/31/1921 | Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
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