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Historical Event on 12/22/2000
Three Army jawans die in an attack by a suicide squad of Lakshar-e-Taiba at the Red Fort in Delhi leading to a 45-minute gun-battle.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/30/1988 | Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away. |
| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
| 10/17/1999 | Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla. |
| 9/6/1975 | Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines. |
| 11/1/1992 | Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died. |
| 1/11/1613 | Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth. |
| 3/7/1996 | Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians. |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 2/7/1864 | P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born. |
| 9/8/1953 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at. |
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