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Historical Event on 2/22/1947

Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
10/14/1910Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
7/1/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
3/27/1991Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.