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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
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
1/20/1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.
7/5/1992Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
9/3/1916Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
10/21/1950China invades Tibet.
10/31/1875Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.