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Historical Event on 8/22/1979

Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
10/28/1977Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.