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Historical Event on 5/22/1936
Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1987 | First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching. |
| 2/7/1999 | Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi. |
| 8/26/1874 | Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born. |
| 12/12/1921 | Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 6/9/1998 | Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days. |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
| 8/14/1987 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour. |
| 12/3/1998 | Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar. |
| 5/1/1981 | Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State. |
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