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Historical Event on 8/22/1915

Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
10/12/1967Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia also known as "Dauntless Dr. Lohia", freedom fighter, social reformer and socialist leader, died at the Willingdon Nursing Home, New Delhi. He had founded the 'Praja Socialist Party' in 195
12/20/2000The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.
5/7/1994Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.
9/11/1889Dr. P. Subbarayan, minister and leader of the House in O.P. and President of the Cricket Control Board, was born in Tamil Nadu.
7/4/1729Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.