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Historical Event on 12/22/1975

Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
6/5/1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
2/17/1993Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".
6/3/1947British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
1/9/1935Britain signs the Trade Pack with India.