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Historical Event on 5/22/1992

India launches its 'Agni' rocket.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
11/16/1887Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
4/11/1931Mahendranath Yeshwant Gupte, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1984-85, was born at Mumbai.
10/26/1886Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born.
8/2/1953Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.