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Historical Event on 5/22/1991

Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1906Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.
4/7/1942Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv, famous Gujarati expert, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of a monthly magzine, died.
8/28/1896Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.