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Historical Event on 5/22/1996

Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1990K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.
3/29/1982Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
6/20/1858Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
3/29/1914Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram came in India.
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.