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Historical Event on 2/23/1998

BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1893Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal.
9/29/1970Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
3/11/1689Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.