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Historical Event on 2/22/1905

Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1963Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
1/20/1988Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
6/22/1880Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam.
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.