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Historical Event on 1/22/1992

Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1992Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
12/23/1983Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England.
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
11/30/2000Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
12/11/1783Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away.