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Historical Event on 2/22/1845

Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.