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Historical Event on 2/22/1873

Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
9/11/1889Dr. P. Subbarayan, minister and leader of the House in O.P. and President of the Cricket Control Board, was born in Tamil Nadu.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
9/9/1941Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad.