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Historical Event on 1/22/1901
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/2000 | The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act. |
| 12/1/1989 | National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 5/21/1992 | Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 2/25/1976 | India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children. |
| 4/25/1982 | India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan. |
| 8/14/1900 | S. K. Patil, Congress leader, was born. |
| 3/24/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India. |
| 12/23/1900 | Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born. |
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