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Historical Event on 5/22/1970

Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'.

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6/29/1864Dr. Asutosh Mukherjee, great judge, educationist and lawyer of Bengal, was born at Calcutta.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
7/2/1928Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.