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Historical Event on 1/22/1683

Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
12/31/1995K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.
12/26/1925Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
6/16/1997K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.