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Historical Event on 12/22/1977

Nalinibala Devi, Assamese poet, passed died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
4/5/1922Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.
2/12/1997Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
11/25/1998Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
1/1/1995Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.