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Historical Event on 3/22/1957

National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
3/5/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
3/31/1993Major changes in exim policy announced.
1/31/1961Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
3/3/1990JD-BJP coalition government in Gujarat, Chimanbhai Patel to become CM; Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and Bhairon Singh Shekhewat of BJP to head the BJP-JD coalition government in Rajasthan.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.