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Historical Event on 2/22/1997
India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/1993 | Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19. |
| 9/20/1999 | T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died. |
| 8/1/1994 | The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force. |
| 6/17/1991 | Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies. |
| 8/6/1992 | A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam. |
| 5/3/1971 | Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away. |
| 7/16/1992 | Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President. |
| 8/2/1942 | Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent. |
| 8/14/1947 | Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage. |
| 8/19/1947 | Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died. |
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