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Historical Event on 10/22/1999
Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1879 | E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/4/1783 | Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty. |
| 3/5/1916 | Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
| 6/1/1993 | Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs. |
| 11/12/1781 | Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops. |
| 1/28/1895 | Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born. |
| 4/15/1658 | Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra. |
| 6/25/1992 | BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
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