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Historical Event on 8/22/1993

The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
4/20/1991Ganesh Sadashiv Bhat, famous Marathi film director and President's Award winner of 1963, passed away.
3/15/1931M.I.Mohammad Ghose, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-80, was born in Tamil Nadu.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.
2/15/1948Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.