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Historical Event on 8/22/1818
Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1906 | Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day. |
| 10/28/1997 | Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore. |
| 9/3/1995 | Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils. |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 6/22/1975 | National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced. |
| 3/4/1996 | King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit. |
| 10/29/1971 | Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives. |
| 11/22/1991 | Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional. |
| 7/18/1998 | The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
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