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Historical Event on 12/23/1900

Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1988Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.
8/26/1975Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
12/21/1956The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.