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Historical Event on 3/22/1996

Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1895Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
3/13/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
7/16/1905A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi