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Historical Event on 7/22/1918

During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1997Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.
2/22/1845Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
6/3/1890Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born.
11/18/1901V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.