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Historical Event on 2/22/1944

Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
7/5/1947Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July.
12/9/1977Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
12/13/1999The Government lodges protest with the Pakistani Rangers following the discovery of a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
9/26/1932Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
3/22/1938IRFA was registered as a local body not administered by the Government on March 22, 1938 under the Government of India Act No. XXI of 1860.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.