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Historical Event on 2/22/1982

South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1907Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
9/19/1990Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore.
11/24/1991Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.