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Historical Event on 8/22/1988

Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
9/4/1962Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda.
7/24/1932Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
2/8/1943Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
8/9/1996Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.