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Historical Event on 3/22/1964

200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
3/30/1989Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.