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Historical Event on 3/22/1999

Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
8/2/1781Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.