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Historical Event on 1/22/1989

Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
12/31/1929At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
3/28/1996JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.
6/1/1944Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away.
6/1/1944Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
8/10/1988Ramakrishna Hegde resigns as CM of Karnataka on moral grounds in connection with phone tapping issue.