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Historical Event on 2/22/1854

Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
12/28/1952Arun Jaitley, son of Maharaj Kishan Jaitley, was born in New Delhi.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
12/4/1993Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
9/1/1976Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
8/1/1952Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman four Tests 1977-79), was born in Rajkot.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
10/20/1999The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits.