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Historical Event on 8/22/1992

Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
6/6/1986Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
6/30/1992Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
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.