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Historical Event on 5/23/1967

South Gujrat University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1999Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
7/12/1960Ranchi University was established.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
3/17/1997Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.
2/1/1976Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978.
12/29/1938Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74.