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Historical Event on 7/22/1997

Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1998V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
8/11/1999Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.
4/15/1984Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.