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Historical Event on 4/22/1996
Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1987 | The Bofors Deal. |
| 1/3/1987 | Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died. |
| 2/10/1921 | Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth. |
| 5/13/1648 | Redfort construction was completed |
| 12/10/1948 | Human Rights Day. |
| 12/15/1749 | Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died. |
| 2/12/1949 | Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978). |
| 12/29/1938 | Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74. |
| 5/23/1996 | 1995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore. |
| 6/1/1874 | East India Company was dissolved. |
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