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Historical Event on 1/22/1899

Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
10/12/1961Sureshchandra Banerjee, great politician, died.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
4/26/1895Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.