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Historical Event on 1/22/1990
The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state. |
| 12/8/1900 | Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born. |
| 5/4/1993 | Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice. |
| 1/25/1917 | Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
| 3/10/1940 | Banwarilal Bhagwandas Purohit, famous leader of Vidarbha, was born. |
| 10/12/1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand. |
| 11/20/1946 | Gandhiji starts tour without party. |
| 1/4/1940 | Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born. |
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