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Historical Event on 2/22/1997

Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1909R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).