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Historical Event on 8/22/1922

Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.

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10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
6/1/1930First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
4/14/1989Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car.