22nd May’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 22nd of May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 22nd of May

 
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He was given the title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor.
Kesavan Venugopal (born 22 May 1948), known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, is an Indian film actor from Kerala. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema, he has acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Malayalam and also in Tamil.
Devdas Mohandas Gandhi (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born in South Africa and returned to India with his parents as a young man.
Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), better known by the ring name The Great Gama, was a Pakistani wrestler who remained undefeated champion of the world. He lived for the rest of his days in Lahore.Born in Amritsar.
 
Rajit Kapur is an Indian film and theater actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma. Other notable roles are as the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi
 

Notable Moments

 
1936 Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
1963 Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
1970 Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress’.
1989 IRBM ‘Agni’ Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
1991 Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June.
 

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