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Historical Event on 7/22/1956

Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
5/9/1908Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
6/20/1897Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.
7/22/1992Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.