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Historical Event on 1/22/1990

FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1918Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born.
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
3/1/196325 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
6/11/1995PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.