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Historical Event on 2/22/1994

Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
7/7/1997Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
6/22/1917Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
3/14/1997Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
4/24/1996SC holds that bank managers acting beyond their authority in allowing overdrafts and passing cheques would be amounted to committing misconduct.
6/13/1905Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.