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Historical Event on 6/23/1894
Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1925 | Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 8/8/1990 | Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died. |
| 1/10/1964 | Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta. |
| 12/21/2000 | Women's Bill put off again. |
| 12/21/2000 | Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. |
| 9/21/1857 | Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops. |
| 4/13/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai. |
| 9/18/1879 | Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
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