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Historical Event on 8/22/1818

Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
1/23/1977Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
5/22/1993Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections.
5/29/1982Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
8/29/1923Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.