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Historical Event on 8/22/1980

Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1917Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
11/25/1995Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi.
3/21/1971Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
5/13/1946Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
1/25/1880Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.