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Historical Event on 10/22/1999

Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
5/6/199712 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
7/4/1994Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died.
1/26/1995Three powerful bombs rip through a celebration at a sports stadium in Kashmir as the State Governor addresses the crowd;7 people killed and 47 injured.
2/17/1980Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.