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Historical Event on 1/22/1989

Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
2/14/1994V. P. Singh elected JD Chief in place of S.R. Bommai who stepped down.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
5/26/1993The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).