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Historical Event on 8/22/1984

R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
4/18/1859Tatya Tope (his original name was Ramchandra Raghunath Tope) a leader of Sepoy Mutiny, was captured in April, courtmarshalled and hanged at Sivpuri for 1857 Indian Mutiny.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
10/15/1999Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof.
8/30/1773Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa.
5/15/1999Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.
12/14/1910Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.