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Historical Event on 8/22/1994

Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
9/21/1996Rao resigns Congress Party President post.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
7/10/1978'Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation' (Mahatma Phule Magaswarg Vikas Mahamandal) was established.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
9/25/1936Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.