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Historical Event on 12/22/1966
U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948. |
| 1/1/1989 | India and Pakistan sign three agreements. |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
| 2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
| 4/15/1947 | Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
| 12/28/1930 | Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay. |
| 9/9/1850 | Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born. |
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