Today Importance - 22th February
22-February-1845
The towns of Srirampur and Balasore in Hooghly district were purchased by the East India Company from the Dutch.
22-February-1854
Kawasji Nanabhai Davar started the first textile mill called 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
22-February-1858
Ganno, a resident of Samosa Gali, Delhi, was hanged on the charges of revolutionary activities.
22-February-1873
Sir Muhammad Iqbal, composer of the song 'Saare Jahan Se Achhi', was born.
22-February-1885
Birth of great nationalist leader Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta.
22-February-1905
Industrialist and philanthropist Purushottam Singh Bajaj was born in Shikarpur (Sindh).
22-February-1913
Justice Mirza Hamidullah Baig, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
22-February-1944
Kasturba Gandhi died in British custody at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune.
22-February-1946
Curfew has been imposed till 9 pm. Rioting and looting by the British in Bombay continued for the second day as well.
22-February-1947
Nehru welcomes British offer of independence, invites Muslims to join him in New Delhi.
22-February-1948
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was born.
22-February-1958
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad died in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and national freedom fighter. Some of his works which are the masterpiece of Urdu language are "Ghubri-Khatir" and Tadkirah. He was the first Education Minister in the Government of India.
22-February-1977
Emergency and 'MISA' Act repealed.
22-February-1978
Justice Yashwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He held this position till 11/07/1985.
22-February-1982
The South-South Conference began in New Delhi.
22-February-1990
Day 1 of India vs New Zealand cricket in Auckland. New Zealand 5-78, 9-387 at stumps at lunch.
22-February-1993
Maharashtra Chief Minister Sudhakrao Naik resigned due to party disputes.
22-February-1993
Vinod Kambli scored 224 runs in 411 balls with the help of 23 fours against England in Bombay.
22-February-1994
Amritsar has put Punjab back on the international aviation map after 10 years by starting flights to 8 countries from Rajsansi airport.
22-February-1996
Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana resigns (Hawala scandal).
22-February-1996
Indian police have charged 14 more politicians in a corruption scandal that has already led to the resignation of Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's government.
22-February-1997
India, Turkmenistan and Iran have signed a transit agreement.
22-February-1997
India beat Poland in the last hockey 'Test' to win the series 2-0.
22-February-1997
Jockey Mark Gallagher injured after being shot in Bengaluru.
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