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Historical Event on 1/22/1986

Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
2/12/1996Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.
2/16/1927Rail service started between India and Nepal.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.
12/1/1946Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.