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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
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1/19/1995Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson.
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6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
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8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
6/19/1999The ''people's bus'' from Calcutta rolls into Dhaka and is formally received by the Prime Minister and his Bangladesh counterpart.