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Historical Event on 1/22/1963
The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 2/2/1989 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 12/27/1901 | Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress. |
| 6/28/1928 | Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born. |
| 2/1/1931 | Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue. |
| 4/10/1935 | Vasudevaru Kesavaru (K.V. Manalikkera), famous writer and poet, was born at Madras. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 1/2/1991 | Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport. |
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