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Historical Event on 7/22/1987

A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
8/8/1991India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
11/20/1999World sports award of the century given away in Vienna. The jury included IOC chief Samaranch, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Prince Albert of Monaco and motor racing chief Max Mosley. Award winners were: contact sports Muhammad Ali, Soccer-Pele, athletics-Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci, water sport Dawn Fraser and Mark Spitz; motor sport Alain Prost, tennis-Steffi Graf, basketball-Michael Jordan, winter sports (skiing) Annemarie Moser-Proell and Jean-Claude Killy.