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Historical Event on 8/22/1988
Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
| 5/10/1979 | Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 6/30/1992 | Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention. |
| 11/18/1994 | Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years. |
| 10/23/1919 | Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London |
| 12/6/1897 | Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born. |
| 6/26/1888 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born. |
| 8/15/1995 | P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
| 9/12/1686 | Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist. |
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