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Historical Event on 1/22/1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".

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2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
8/3/1967Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died.
9/24/1914Janardan Swami was born.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.