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Historical Event on 1/22/1989

DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1990All Governors asked to resign.
2/18/1895Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, nationalist, patriot, social reformer and Congress leader, was born at Masauli village, Barabanki District.
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
12/16/1867Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
9/12/1627Ibrahim Adilshah died.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.