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Historical Event on 7/22/1956

Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
3/28/1994Leaders attack trade protectionism.