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Historical Event on 5/22/1772
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
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| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 3/11/1971 | Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament. |
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| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
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| 10/13/1991 | Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee. |
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