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Historical Event on 6/22/1994

L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
10/15/1866Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.
12/1/1998P. Subramaniam Poti (75), former Chief Justice of Kerala and Gujarat High Court, dies of a heart attack.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
4/4/1942Japanese Navy destroyed 3 British battleship to sink in the Bay of Bengal during the Second World War.
4/13/1890Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
10/9/1947P. C. Joshi, General Secretary, Communist Party of India (CPI), appealed to all LEFT parties to rally around Nehru to fight for peace.
6/25/1931Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.