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Historical Event on 3/22/1977

Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
11/2/1971Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.
6/20/1897Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.