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Historical Event on 4/22/1812

Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
1/31/1976Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.