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Historical Event on 11/22/1928

British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
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10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
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11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
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3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.