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Historical Event on 6/22/1994

L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1967Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory.
6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
7/14/1856Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born.
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.