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Historical Event on 11/22/1989

General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
12/23/1889Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
6/7/1974Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.
10/4/1972Raman Vijayan, Indian soccer (Football) player, was born in Kandramanikam at Pasumpon, Tamil Nadu.
11/8/1948Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.
1/22/1997Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, former Union Ministers Ajit Singh, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and five others chargesheeted by CBI in Rs. 3.5 crore Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs bribery case.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.