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Historical Event on 8/22/1818

Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
9/1/1999Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
11/11/1924SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.