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Historical Event on 2/22/1958

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
4/18/1859Tatya Tope (his original name was Ramchandra Raghunath Tope) a leader of Sepoy Mutiny, was captured in April, courtmarshalled and hanged at Sivpuri for 1857 Indian Mutiny.
10/26/1996CBI detects a chain of bank transactions between August '93 and February '96 by four JMM leaders.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
9/1/1921Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.