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Historical Event on 2/22/1947

Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
5/8/1995Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83.
12/10/1913The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
8/9/1909Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur.
5/16/1994Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.