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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 |
| 2/4/1973 | India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation. |
| 11/27/1994 | D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away. |
| 6/30/1992 | Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 3/2/1963 | China reports troops have left disputed area in India. |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 9/16/1932 | Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize. |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 3/9/1914 | Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born. |
| 8/19/1944 | The last Japanese troops driven out of India. |
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