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Historical Event on 8/22/1877

Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.
5/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
2/14/1932Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born.
5/26/1926Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam.
12/5/1959K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.