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Historical Event on 8/22/1980
Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/2/1953 | Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war. |
| 11/30/1915 | Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died. |
| 7/28/1989 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law. |
| 9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
| 1/26/1950 | The new Indian awards known as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, were finally selected in June 1948 and annouced on the first Republic Day. Param Vir Chakra to the Victoria Cross, the Maha Vir Chakra to the Indian Order of Merit and the Vir Chakra is equivalent to the Military Cross. The Ashoka Chakra series, meant for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy, was probably meant to replace the George Cross, Albert Medal and George Medal. |
| 3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
| 11/10/1990 | Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister. |
| 8/9/1966 | Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort. |
| 7/1/1991 | Rupee devalued by 8.5\%. |
| 4/4/1990 | Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989. |
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