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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 |
| 3/25/1920 | Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born. |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 4/20/1997 | Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title. |
| 10/20/1997 | Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days. |
| 10/12/1961 | Sureshchandra Banerjee, great politician, died. |
| 9/20/1932 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables. |
| 1/21/1981 | Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away. |
| 8/20/1985 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur. |
| 1/1/1989 | Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away. |
| 4/2/1980 | Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party. |
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