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Historical Event on 8/23/1942

Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
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8/15/1996Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.
9/22/1952Bapiraju Adiv, famous Telgu novelist, poet and author, died.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
5/31/1970Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.