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Historical Event on 7/23/1990

Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
11/9/1942Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died.
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.