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Historical Event on 12/23/1926

Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1872Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.