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Historical Event on 11/22/1988

Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
8/14/1980Centre nationalizes Maruti company.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
1/10/1967Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.