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Historical Event on 7/22/1991

Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
3/24/1944Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
3/12/1930Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to break salt law. This march stretched of 375 km. was covered in 26 days with 78 followers. The whole of India joined the campaign to boycott foreign goods and refused to pay taxes. Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan or Frontier Gandhi started Khudai Kidmatgar movement in the North-West Frontier. The Government went back to its brutal force and about 90,000 people were imprisoned within a year. In Peshawar, the Gharwal regiment refused to shoot a demonstrator. In Nagaland Rani Gaidilita, a 13 year old girl raised the flag against the Britishers and was put into life imprisonment in 1932. Nehru hearing this uttered A day will come when India will remember her and Cherish her. She was released after Independence.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
4/4/1991Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I).
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
10/27/1999Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits.