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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
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
9/28/1924In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
12/19/1917Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
8/1/1952Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman four Tests 1977-79), was born in Rajkot.
6/15/1949Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
9/22/1979Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship.