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Historical Event on 12/22/1999

CPI (M) is against India signing the CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1999R. K. Raghavan, CBI Director, said the agency will be ready for probe again in Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
6/13/1889Salarjung, famous administrator, was born.
1/31/1961Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
5/6/1922Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48.