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Historical Event on 8/22/1993

Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
8/17/199220 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.
4/6/1997Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
5/12/1952Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.