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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
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
2/7/1864P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.
1/1/1969B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.