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Historical Event on 7/22/1998

India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
12/14/1992Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed.
7/31/1919Hemchandra ""Hemu"" Ramchandra Adhikari, cricketer (right-handed batsman 1947-59), was born in Baroda.
6/29/1997Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
12/19/1919Sunil Kumar Banerjee, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1963-64, was born at Bengal.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.