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Historical Event on 5/22/1772
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
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| 3/5/1995 | Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away. |
| 1/15/2000 | Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan. |
| 4/2/1870 | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 2/15/1920 | Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta. |
| 5/23/1996 | In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls. |
| 9/24/1992 | Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT. |
| 10/30/1996 | Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay. |
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