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Historical Event on 2/22/1982

South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.