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Historical Event on 2/22/1993

Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1996The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
11/16/1998Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda.
7/25/1955Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.
1/28/1895Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born.
10/18/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
6/16/1946C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.