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Historical Event on 6/22/1898
The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 9/6/1990 | Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament. |
| 12/11/1967 | 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed. |
| 5/5/1944 | Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue. |
| 9/19/2000 | Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 2/21/1997 | Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai. |
| 1/31/1976 | Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 5/1/1993 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune. |
| 11/8/1999 | The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa. |
| 1/18/1968 | The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed. |
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