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Historical Event on 2/22/1997

Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
3/6/1962Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
6/1/1997Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu.
6/1/1997Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
8/26/1997Employee Provident Fund scheme of 1952 amended to ensure that all PF claims are settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of claims by the PF Commissioner.