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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
8/13/1795Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70.
3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
12/20/1999Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief, opposes signing of CTBT.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
7/1/1938Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.
10/14/1885Mukandi Lal, famous Hindi writer, was born in Chamoli at U.P.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
6/9/1986Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.