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Historical Event on 9/22/1999

Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
6/10/1966MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.