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Historical Event on 3/22/1999

57 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
4/26/1990V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh.
2/27/1996In the Jain hawala case, non bailable warrants of arrest issued against 10 politicians including BJP leader L.K. Advani, former Dy. PM Devi Lal and former Union Ministers.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).