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Historical Event on 6/22/1935

Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
8/27/1870Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
8/13/1953Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.
8/13/1953Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
1/1/1932Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started.
5/19/1980T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.
1/3/1966Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.