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Historical Event on 8/22/1979

Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
7/16/1996Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence.
7/25/1977B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
9/21/1992The Officers Training School (OTS) women were inducted into the Army as Officers, and the onerous task of training the Lady Cadets of WSES (O) courses commenced at the OTS.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.