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Historical Event on 2/22/1948

Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
5/28/1903Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.