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Historical Event on 1/22/1877

Tarun Ram Phookun, ''Deshabhakta'', great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, was born in Gauhati, district Kamrup, Assam.

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9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
3/18/1938Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc.
12/22/1945Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died.
2/9/1898The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.
4/16/1934Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
6/14/1886Orphanage for little girls was established.