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Historical Event on 11/22/1993

Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
11/9/1998Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district.
10/31/2000The Income Tax Department 'indicts' five cricketers - Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Sharma - for tax evasion and concealment of income earned through ""dubious sources'
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
6/11/2000Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
12/27/1975372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state.
2/18/1988Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.