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Historical Event on 4/22/1958

Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
12/11/1908New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.'
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1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
8/10/1993Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
8/15/1979Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
5/29/1987Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.