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Historical Event on 1/22/1906

Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah, chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1947The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
2/4/1944Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma
9/23/1908Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
9/5/1872V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.
12/3/1989Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM.
10/28/1911Mutyalswami Muniswami Naidu, cricket Test umpire, one test in 1951-52, was born at Vadodara, Gujarat.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.