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Historical Event on 8/22/1984

R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
3/22/1932Indian Muslims break with Great Britain.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.