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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
12/17/1987Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims.
11/1/1999SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
9/29/1932Hamid Dalwai, Muslim social reformer, was born.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
5/27/1930India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured.
4/17/1975Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.