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Historical Event on 10/22/1908

John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
8/20/1917Declaration of historic 'Mongegue'.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.