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Historical Event on 5/22/1997

At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1998Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
6/21/1991P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.