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Historical Event on 12/23/1992

Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1890Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
3/19/1973Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47.
9/20/1928Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
12/10/1978Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
10/18/1995Baby Naaz (Anuradha Bhakkar), famous child actor, died.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.