Important Events of August 22

2019-08-22

Important Events of August 22

Madras Day is a festival organized to commemorate the founding of the city of Madras now Chennai inTamil Nadu,India.
The first recorded celebration of the founding of Madras was its tercentenary commemoration in 1939.
The idea of a Madras Day was first suggested by Chennai-based journalist Vincent D’ Souzato historian S. Muthiah during a meeting of the trustees of the Chennai Heritage foundation in 2004.
Madras Day celebrations have been held every year without fail, its highlights being exhibitions, lectures, film screenings and quizzes.
The Madras Day festival has registered a steady increase in popularity year after year. The 2014 and 2015 editions lasted through August and extended into September as well, prompting demands to rename Madras Day as Madras Week, or even Madras Month.
There has been a contention that the deed of purchase was actually dated 22 July 1639 and not 22 August.

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Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction.
Recipient of numerous awards, including a 2007 Pulitzer Citation, Bradbury also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted to comic book, television, and film formats.

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