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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
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
1/26/1919Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.