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Historical Event on 12/22/1966
U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
| 2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
| 5/27/1952 | United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader. |
| 12/24/1762 | Gopalrao defeated in the battle of Jamkhindi. |
| 3/13/1971 | Fifth General Election of India ends. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 1/7/1956 | Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy. |
| 10/20/1961 | B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died. |
| 8/8/1923 | Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India. |
| 7/21/1995 | Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away. |
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