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Historical Event on 1/22/1998

Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
9/18/1995Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.
3/17/1882Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away.
3/28/1994Leaders attack trade protectionism.
10/28/1977Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
10/2/1971Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.