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Historical Event on 7/22/1991

Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1905Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born.
9/30/1916Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
4/4/1998G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
5/6/1775Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.
3/22/1971Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, great social reformer, revolutionary and poet, passed away.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".