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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 |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 6/17/1994 | Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign. |
| 7/21/1935 | Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'. |
| 7/18/1993 | Rail, road traffic disrupted. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 4/23/1968 | Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away. |
| 5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
| 1/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
| 6/30/2000 | The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K. |
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