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Historical Event on 11/22/1968
Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1925 | Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born. |
| 1/1/1992 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"". |
| 1/10/1979 | Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away. |
| 10/14/1997 | The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out. |
| 9/5/1909 | Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 4/14/1990 | Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away. |
| 10/6/1893 | Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 1/1/1975 | Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died. |
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