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Historical Event on 5/22/1997

At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
4/10/1935Vasudevaru Kesavaru (K.V. Manalikkera), famous writer and poet, was born at Madras.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
2/11/1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.
3/31/1992Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
5/15/2000Ghulam Hassan Bhat, Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power, dies in a powerful IED explosion near Mandipore in Anantnag.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.