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Historical Event on 1/22/1906
Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah, chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian 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. |
| 5/7/1994 | Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly. |
| 7/7/1973 | 78 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India). |
| 7/7/1973 | Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312. |
| 5/11/1626 | Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away. |
| 8/15/1867 | Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'. |
| 12/28/1926 | Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born. |
| 8/1/1957 | National Book Trust inaugurated. |
| 12/10/1948 | Human Rights Day. |
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