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Historical Event on 3/22/1999

57 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
3/7/199922 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi.
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
11/19/1877Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.