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Historical Event on 1/22/1666
Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
| 12/19/1984 | 2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy. |
| 1/18/1999 | Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna. |
| 1/8/1884 | Keshav Chunder Sen, nationalist leader of Bengal, social worker and good orator of Brahma Samaj, passed away at his home in Lily Cottage, Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic necessity to change the society. |
| 12/3/1998 | India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology. |
| 2/23/1843 | Narendranath Sen, famous journalist, was born. |
| 4/8/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army. |
| 4/10/1997 | Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule. |
| 3/12/1992 | The four-member break-away group of Telugu Desam recognised by Lok Sabha speaker. |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
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