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Historical Event on 6/22/1982

19 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
4/4/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
11/8/1977Bommi Narsing Reddy, famous film story writer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.