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Historical Event on 3/23/1919

Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
3/16/1966Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
2/10/1803Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
12/8/1879Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
4/20/1960Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away.
4/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.