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Historical Event on 1/3/1922

Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1990Gold Control Act was withdrawn.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
8/6/1993Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.