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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 |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 1/1/1981 | Colaba District renamed as Raigad District. |
| 12/11/1876 | Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born. |
| 5/18/1772 | Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970). |
| 11/2/2000 | Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal. |
| 2/24/1996 | S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India. |
| 11/23/1926 | Satya Sai Baba, Hindu universalist renaissance charismatic guru, educationalist and worker of miracles, was born. |
| 6/27/1915 | Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai. |
| 1/19/1931 | The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also. |
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