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Historical Event on 8/22/1993

Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
12/1/1994Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
9/20/1942Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.