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Historical Event on 1/22/1963
The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/3/1985 | Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988. |
| 6/2/1986 | One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab. |
| 10/9/1945 | British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 9/23/1996 | Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I). |
| 9/6/1990 | Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament. |
| 9/6/1990 | Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan, known as Nankana Sahib. Guru Nanak's birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Althought the correct birth date has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it will continue to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1. (Most Sikhs in the present day consider themselves members of a separate religion.). |
| 4/14/1772 | Ahmadshah Abdali passed away. |
| 3/28/1994 | Leaders attack trade protectionism. |
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