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Historical Event on 7/22/1944

Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
5/19/1982Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
8/23/1995First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.