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Historical Event on 5/22/1940
Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1940 | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born. |
| 4/21/1990 | 18 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry. |
| 3/25/1931 | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 10/15/1943 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. |
| 4/2/1980 | Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 7/25/1958 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated. |
| 10/9/1968 | Olympic Games open in Mexico City. |
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