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Historical Event on 6/22/1959

Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
1/4/1993K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means.
4/14/1993The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
2/9/1946Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.