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Historical Event on 7/22/1997

Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1602United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
7/1/1992Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.
9/21/1938Prof. Raghuveer Singh Rathore, Cricket Test umpire for one test in 1990-91, was born in Rajasthan.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
1/17/1941Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.
11/13/1953Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.