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Historical Event on 5/22/1997

At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1996Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
4/30/1843Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.