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Historical Event on 9/22/1891

Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1941Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
3/3/1906Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, was born.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.