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Historical Event on 5/22/1970
Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1953 | Selection of the Dassault Ouragan fighter from France at this time reflected the decision to initiate diversification of supply sources. The first four of over 100 Ouragans, or 'Toofanis' as they were to become known in the IAF, reached Palam Airport from France and this type re-equipped Nos.8, 3 and 4 Squadrons in that order. |
| 4/5/1993 | The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections. |
| 8/5/1965 | M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born. |
| 7/12/1980 | Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha. |
| 7/22/1918 | During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force. |
| 7/21/1911 | Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat. |
| 5/17/1865 | Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born. |
| 3/21/1973 | Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away. |
| 1/9/1994 | Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul. |
| 5/15/1958 | Gift Tax Act was introduced. |
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