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Historical Event on 9/22/1988

PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
2/10/1957Pranab Pankaj Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982), was born in Calcutta.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
9/12/1786Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
11/8/1948Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.