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Historical Event on 7/22/1875

Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born.

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8/10/1993Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
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2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
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7/16/1969Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.