Today Importance - 22th July
22-Jul-1678
Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Vellore.
22-Jul-1702
The "English Company of Merchants" and the old East India Company were renamed the United Company of Merchants of England East Indies. In 1833, the name was finally changed to East India Company.
22-Jul-1875
Nandkishore Bal, the great Oriya poet, novelist and critic, is born.
22-Jul-1918
During World War I, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down by German aircraft near London. Rai fought for the British Army.
22-Jul-1925
Birth of famous journalist and editor Govan Talwalkar.
22-Jul-1925
Home Jahangir Teliarkhan, social worker, is born.
22-Jul-1944
The great industrialist Manmohan Modi Seth was born in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
22-Jul-1956
The city of Anjar was devastated by the earthquake; 117 lives lost, 800 missing.
22-Jul-1959
Ananth Kumar was born in Bangalore. He is a priest in the Vajpayee government.
22-Jul-1970
Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Campus.
22-Jul-1978
Indira Gandhi was accused of criminal misconduct during the 1977 campaign.
22-Jul-1981
India's first experimental geostationary communication satellite 'APPLE' began operations which was launched on June 19, 1981.
22-Jul-1987
AG, who played 14 Tests for India and scored a century on debut. Kirpal Singh passed away.
22-Jul-1991
A new industrial policy was announced in Parliament to liberalize the economy.
22-Jul-1991
Legendary singer Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru passed away.
22-Jul-1992
Security Scam: Planning Commission Member V. Krishnamurthy resigned.
22-Jul-1992
Supreme Court asks UP government to stop construction in Ayodhya.
22-Jul-1993
R.K. Prime Minister's aide Khandekar denied Harshad Mehta's allegations.
22-Jul-1993
The Swiss Ministry of Justice has revealed that Hinduja, Quattrocchi and Vin Chadha are among seven appellants fighting to prevent Bofors' payment name from being transferred to India.
22-Jul-1996
The 1996-97 budget was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
22-Jul-1997
70 people died after a bus plunged into the swollen Usri river in Bihar's Giridih district.
22-Jul-1997
The government has issued a notification that the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 will come into force from 15 September.
22-Jul-1998
24-year-old PT Usha won bronze medals in 400m and 200m and led the 4x100m relay team to gold and silver in 4x400m at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
22-Jul-1998
India's 4x100m quartet Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shaila, Pandit Usha and Rachita Mistry won gold medals at the Asian Athletics Championships in Fukuoka.
22-Jul-1998
Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma and BJP Vice President K.L. Sharma was fined Rs. Anyone riding a motorcycle without a helmet in New Delhi will be fined Rs 100.
22-Jul-1999
Karnataka Chief Minister J.H. Patel suggested the disintegration of the Regulative Gathering and Lead representative Khurshid Alam Khan acknowledged it. Earlier Mr Patel removed eight ministers including Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.