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Historical Event on 8/22/1987

Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1998Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
2/14/1914Vinaya Kumar Parashar, journalist and social worker, was born at Hemgir, M.P.
9/12/1779Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died.
5/1/1909Madame Bhikaji Cama secretly left London and went to France where she was wrote and spoke about the cruelty of Britishers.