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Historical Event on 1/22/1990

The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1997Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.
10/29/1999L .K. Advani, Home Minister, says the Centre is in touch with cyclone-hit states.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.
9/9/1896Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad', freedom fighter, social worker and Padamshree awardee, was born in Narwal village near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
2/12/1922Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).