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Historical Event on 11/22/1968
Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1964 | Jack ""Murph the Surf"" Murphy, 27, and a companion were arrested in Miami as suspects in the theft of $410,000 rare gems from the American Museum of Natural History in October of last year. The world's largest sapphire, the Star of India, and eight of the other 22 stolen gems were returned to New York in an attorney's coat pocket, having been recovered in two water-logged suede pouches from a Miami bus terminal locker with the help of a third suspect. The three described themselves as ""beach boys."" Murphy is a sometimes an aquatic clown, but mainly they were notorious jewel thieves. Murphy was also accused of pistol-whipping actress Eva Gabor and stealing jewels worth $50,000 from her a year ago. |
| 8/6/1998 | SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted. |
| 7/18/1993 | India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
| 12/16/1994 | Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office. |
| 10/2/1994 | Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary. |
| 1/11/1986 | The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 6/9/1999 | The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector. |
| 6/3/1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
| 11/1/1950 | First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out. |
| 5/25/1995 | Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha. |
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