Today in Indian History 22-7-2015

What Happened Today in Indian History-22-7-2015

 

22-July-1678	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
22-July-1702	The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Comp
22-July-1875	Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born.
22-July-1918	During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
22-July-1925	Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born.
22-July-1925	Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.
22-July-1944	Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P.
22-July-1956	Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
22-July-1959	Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
22-July-1970	Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
22-July-1978	Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
22-July-1981	India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
22-July-1987	A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
22-July-1991	New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
22-July-1991	Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
22-July-1992	Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
22-July-1992	The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya.
22-July-1993	R.K. Khandekar, PM's aide, denies Harshad Mehta's charges.
22-July-1993	Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India.
22-July-1996	1996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
22-July-1997	Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
22-July-1997	Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
22-July-1998	24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
22-July-1998	India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.
22-July-1998	Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
22-July-1999	J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.

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