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Historical Event on 1/22/1992

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
1/4/1907Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
11/9/1897Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit
10/1/1995Aditya Birla, famous industrialist, died.
10/1/199524 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.