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Historical Event on 1/22/1980

Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
12/30/1929The first inland Indian air mail left New Delhi this morning for Jodhpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi to connect at Karachi with the air service to London.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
3/4/2000Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.
12/22/1986India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur.
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
5/23/19961995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore.
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.