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Historical Event on 8/22/1979

Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1958Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.
1/2/1905Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.
4/6/1998India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.