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Historical Event on 05/22/1545

Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).

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8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
8/1/1922Ratilal Sankalchand Nayak, educationist and writer, was born at Kadi, Gujarat .
10/10/1899Shripad Amrit Dange, socialist and Trade Union Leader, was born.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.