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Historical Event on 3/23/1923

Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
1/10/1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.
4/22/1983Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85.
5/1/1996Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).
2/12/1998Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.
2/22/1845Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.
2/22/1845Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.