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Historical Event on 5/23/1931
Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/17/1997 | I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October. |
12/28/1983 | Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29. |
3/7/1911 | Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born. |
4/14/1916 | Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu. |
6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
12/31/1902 | Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born. |
4/10/1982 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral). |
5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
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