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Historical Event on 6/22/1898

The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
1/3/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.