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Historical Event on 2/22/1996

Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
12/4/1920Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.
10/1/1847Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London.
6/30/1930George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.