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Historical Event on 8/22/1987

Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
12/1/1999Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
4/3/1670Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, passed away during the battle of Singhgad fort.
1/22/1903Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.