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Historical Event on 4/22/1996

Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
6/26/1888Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
4/6/2000The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
1/25/1914Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa.