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Historical Event on 6/22/1996

Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.