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Historical Event on 3/22/1957

National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
6/16/1950 Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
2/17/1998Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
12/27/1926Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.