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Historical Event on 5/22/1991

Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
1/16/1945Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.
7/18/1993Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died.
11/22/1991Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional.
7/30/1622Tulsidas, devotee of God Rama Saint, great poet and writer of Ramayana, Hanuman chalisa and many many more, died. There are difference in dates 30/7 or 23/10/1623.
7/29/1748Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
6/24/1991Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir.