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Historical Event on 12/23/1954

Judge Bijan Kumar Mukherjea became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1956.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1976Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born.
4/21/1992UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.
1/22/1877Tarun Ram Phookun, ''Deshabhakta'', great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, was born in Gauhati, district Kamrup, Assam.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.