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Historical Event on 8/22/1993

V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1771Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.
5/9/1998Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.
10/1/1993Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.