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Historical Event on 8/22/1987

Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
11/23/1994100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.