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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
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
2/19/1995National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established.
9/6/1990Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament.
12/17/1998P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
1/31/1961Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
2/2/1953All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
3/28/1994Leaders attack trade protectionism.