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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 |
| 11/19/1997 | 1996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi. |
| 3/11/1963 | Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away. |
| 1/31/1958 | First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 5/23/1967 | South Gujrat University was established. |
| 4/4/1786 | In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings. |
| 6/25/2000 | The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry. |
| 9/24/1992 | Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT. |
| 6/3/1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
| 7/25/1987 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992. |
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