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Historical Event on 2/23/1993
Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/25/1990 | Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died. |
| 2/2/1956 | The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar. |
| 5/2/1977 | C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77). |
| 9/15/1992 | Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked. |
| 12/14/2000 | The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act. |
| 5/29/1979 | Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway. |
| 1/8/1999 | Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi. |
| 1/8/1999 | Chandragupta I succeeded his father Ghatotkacha at Patliputra. He is known for establishing the Gupta dynasty. Gupta era begins. |
| 11/18/1948 | Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna. |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
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