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Historical Event on 10/22/1997

Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1987President's rule imposed in Punjab.
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.