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Historical Event on 5/22/1992

India launches its 'Agni' rocket.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
2/5/1922Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
3/23/1962Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days.
3/5/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
2/27/1996Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit.