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Historical Event on 1/22/1963

The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
7/29/1999Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
2/1/1994ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.