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Historical Event on 4/22/1996

Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
9/14/1971Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.