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Historical Event on 2/22/1913

Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
9/7/1887Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.
11/29/1991Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.
12/31/1929At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
8/10/2000Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.
9/18/1995Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.