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Historical Event on 5/22/1927
Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
| 6/5/1659 | Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat. |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 1/9/1994 | Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 11/2/1897 | Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 9/17/1948 | The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement. |
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