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Historical Event on 2/22/1858

Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged.

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5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
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12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
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