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Historical Event on 8/22/1919
Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1803 | Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India. |
| 9/18/1803 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. |
| 12/23/1995 | 400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana. |
| 9/13/1901 | Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932). |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 9/6/1674 | Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it. |
| 11/24/1926 | Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'. |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 8/6/1920 | 'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released. |
| 7/2/1999 | In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants. |
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