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Historical Event on 6/22/1897

The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1984Air Chief Marshal L. M. Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 01/07/1985.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
1/19/1919Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.