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Historical Event on 7/22/1997

Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
3/23/1919Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"".
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
4/13/1890Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
7/16/1969Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.