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Historical Event on 1/22/1990

FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
11/11/1980The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.'
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
8/2/1977Jaswinder ""Jas"" Jutla, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.