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Historical Event on 4/22/1958

Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1998Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
5/12/1995Supreme court stays Tamil Nadu Governor's orders allowing Dr. Subramaniam Swamy to prosecute Chief Minister Dr. Jayalalitha under Prevention of Corruption Act.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.