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Historical Event on 5/22/1963

Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
12/31/1943Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.
11/16/1883Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi.
7/31/1995Rishang Keshing,Manipur CM, wins the vote of confidence.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.