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Historical Event on 8/22/2000
Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 10/17/1940 | Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it. |
| 10/29/1996 | Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote. |
| 9/9/1991 | Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 5/30/1915 | Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi. |
| 5/2/1996 | General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories. |
| 3/21/1976 | The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government. |
| 9/26/1904 | R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. |
| 3/20/1997 | Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra. |
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