Today Importance - 22th September
22-September-1422
The Sultan, having lost his hold on the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated the throne in favour of his brother Ahmed, famous in the history of the Deccan as Ahmed Shah Wail.
22-September-1599
24 businessmen gathered at Founders Hall in London under the auspices of the Lord Mayor to launch a new company with share capital in India.
22-September-1687
Aurangzeb ended the Qutub Shah Empire.
22-September-1789
The office of Postmaster General was created within the Treasury Department.
22-September-1869
The great Sanskrit scholar, guru, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist Sri Valangaiman Shankaranarayana Srinivasan Sastry was born in Valangaiman village in Tamil Nadu.
22-September-1891
Bengal's famous novelist Gangopadhyay Taraknath passed away.
22 September 1902
Sarabjit Harmasji Kola, (right-handed batsman who batted in India's first two Test matches) was born in Bombay.
22 September 1931
Gandhiji met Charlie Chaplin in London.
22-September-1937
The last group of Indian freedom fighters was sent to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
22 September 1952
Famous Telugu novelist, poet and writer Bapiraju Adeb passed away.
22 September 1970
Modern Bengali poet Bandyopadhyay Bharatendu passed away.
22 September 1979
Israel conducted nuclear test in the Indian Ocean.
22 September 1979
Jamaat-e-Islam's founding leader Maulana Abdul Ali Maudie alias Syed Abdul Ala Maudie Chishti died in the United States, taking up Pakistani citizenship.
22 September 1986
The India vs Australia Test cricket match ended in Madras.
22-September-1988
The Prime Minister announced the government's decision to withdraw the Defamation Bill.
22 September 1991
Film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Druga Khotan passed away at the age of 86.
22 September 1992
Harshad Mehta was released after 110 days in jail.
22 September 1992
Indo-British extradition treaty was signed in London.
22 September 1994
Famous singer GN Joshi passed away.
22 September 1996
Identification searchers are given the choice of 10 years (Rs 300) or 20 years (Rs 600).
22-September-1999
Former Test all-rounder Chandu Bored was appointed chairman of the national selection committee on the second day of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
22-September-1999
India asked Pakistan to stop JKLF's alleged attempt to cross the Line of Control (LoC) on October 4.
22-September-2000
The Kerala High Court stayed the sentence awarded by the Kottayam special court to 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.