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Historical Event on 8/22/1993
V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/23/1933 | Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi. |
| 3/1/1910 | The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling. |
| 9/2/1996 | Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva. |
| 7/3/1863 | Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away. |
| 2/6/1966 | Madurai Kamraj University established. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
| 12/5/1933 | Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
| 11/30/1990 | Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff. |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/3/1997 | Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
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