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Significance of 22nd April:

World Earth Day is observed every year on 22 April to mark the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. In the Universe Earth is the only planet where life is possible and so it is necessary to maintain this natural asset.



1876- The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.

1970- The first Earth Day was celebrated.

1977- Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.

2016- The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.



Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1870- Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. Lenin led the October Revolution which established the world's first socialist state.

1893- Surendra Mohan Ghosh was an active member of the Jugantar, the noted revolutionary organization from 1907 to 1938.

1913- Satish Chandra Maitra was a great educationist and humble human being who laid the founding clock of Satish Chandra Memorial School. This year we observed the 112th birth anniversary of our Honorable founder.

1916- Kanan Devi was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema.

1945- Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari.

1974- Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author and columnist, known for his Indian-English novels about young middle-class Indians.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1969- Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee was an Indian freedom fighter, revolutionary and member of Rajya Sabha.

1996- Hiteswar Saikia was an Indian politician who served as the 10th chief minister of Assam.

2003- Tarapada Santra was a Bengali archaeologist, folklorist and the author of books such as Folk Arts of West Bengal and The Artist Community.

2008- Sipra Bose was a noted singer in the Hindustani classical music tradition from Kolkata, India. She is noted for her rendering of light classical (Ragpradhan) songs in Bengali.

2013- Lalgudi Jayaraman was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2001.

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