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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
5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
7/10/1999The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case.