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Historical Event on 1/22/1992

Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1932Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for ""Chatgaon Ammunitions Plot"".
8/15/1999Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal.
12/25/1964Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras.
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.
2/23/1792The Third Mysore War ended in Tipu Sultan's signing of Peace Treaty dictated by Lord Cornwallis & surrendering his two sons, Abdul Khaliq & Maiz - Uddin. This is known as Treaty of Seringapatam.
12/13/1902Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
7/5/1916Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
10/15/1921Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.