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Historical Event on 5/22/1963

Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1893Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi story writer and novelist, was born at Bihar in a middle class family.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
2/9/1992Pakistan bans JKLF march.
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.