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Historical Event on 5/22/1996

Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
9/8/1993While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
9/22/1937The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.