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Historical Event on 8/22/1992
Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1978 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize. |
| 5/19/1953 | State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development. |
| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 12/17/1933 | Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut. |
| 4/12/2000 | Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani. |
| 6/11/1931 | Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born. |
| 8/3/1890 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi. |
| 2/3/1916 | Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya. |
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