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Historical Event on 1/22/1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".

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2/12/1928Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
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11/9/1997Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.
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9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.