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Historical Event on 1/22/1886
Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 3/17/1905 | Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born. |
| 3/15/1919 | Osmania University was established at Hyderabad. |
| 7/1/1955 | Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India. |
| 5/17/1993 | Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation. |
| 11/6/2000 | Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta. |
| 9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 5/31/1973 | Mohan Kumaramangalam, Central Minister, died in an air crash near Delhi. |
| 10/15/1676 | King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay. |
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