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Historical Event on 8/22/1933
Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/14/1880 | Satish Chandra Dasgupta, rural Scientist, was born. |
| 4/13/1982 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away. |
| 8/9/1996 | Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 8/5/1999 | The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 10/19/1997 | BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies. |
| 8/10/1992 | P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died. |
| 8/30/1992 | The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore. |
| 10/28/1999 | Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha. |
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