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Historical Event on 3/22/1996

Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
2/19/1992A 12-member Congress (I) TUJS coalition ministry led by S. R. Burman sworn in Tripura.
7/30/1996Delhi High Court rejects Narasimha Rao's petition seeking quashing of 09 order of chief metropolitan magistrate summoning him to appear as co-accused in the $ 100,000 Lakhubhai cheating case.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
4/30/1870Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter.