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Historical Event on 2/22/1996
Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/27/1910 | Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 7/23/1918 | Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 6/15/1966 | U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 8/15/1947 | Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam. |
| 4/3/1956 | Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state. |
| 3/1/2000 | P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament. |
| 9/1/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored. |
| 1/18/1925 | Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
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