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Historical Event on 7/22/1998

24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
9/11/1948Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.