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Historical Event on 2/23/1997

176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
8/11/1916Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
8/13/1911Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born.