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Historical Event on 2/22/1873
Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 4/24/1996 | Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition. |
| 9/19/1965 | Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China. |
| 1/6/1932 | Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born. |
| 6/26/1997 | India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention. |
| 6/5/1994 | India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China. |
| 11/20/1999 | World sports award of the century given away in Vienna. The jury included IOC chief Samaranch, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Prince Albert of Monaco and motor racing chief Max Mosley. Award winners were: contact sports Muhammad Ali, Soccer-Pele, athletics-Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci, water sport Dawn Fraser and Mark Spitz; motor sport Alain Prost, tennis-Steffi Graf, basketball-Michael Jordan, winter sports (skiing) Annemarie Moser-Proell and Jean-Claude Killy. |
| 4/21/1998 | The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated. |
| 3/26/1972 | The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri. |
| 12/12/1991 | Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery. |
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