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Historical Event on 8/22/1993

The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.
2/25/2000Justice M. Srinivasan (63), Supreme Court Judge at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, died after prolonged illness.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
12/25/1991Ajit Singh expelled from the JD.
6/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
9/5/1846Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died.
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
2/10/1930Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born.