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Historical Event on 5/22/1997

At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1922Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
12/4/1919Inderkumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, was born at Jhelum (Pakistan).
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.