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Historical Event on 4/22/1992
IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1781 | Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 6/7/1997 | At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple. |
| 7/3/1956 | Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London. |
| 6/17/1993 | Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation . |
| 12/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case. |
| 7/15/1980 | Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away. |
| 3/14/1993 | India seeks Interpol's assistance in investigating the sources of bomb blasts in Bombay. |
| 9/12/1993 | Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died. |
| 3/25/1933 | Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born. |
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