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Historical Event on 8/22/1980

Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.