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Historical Event on 3/22/1709

It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
7/7/1855As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
11/23/1919Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli.
11/23/1919Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
9/18/1803Second 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.
9/1/1887Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.