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Historical Event on 12/22/1994

Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
8/15/1968Marathwada', a daily newspaper, published.
5/6/1952Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education.
11/3/1908Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
1/4/1909Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
8/6/1997Chandragupta I succeeded his father Ghatotkacha at Patliputra. He is known for establishing the Gupta dynasty. Gupta era begins.