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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
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
9/14/1992The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
6/23/1895Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
3/10/1959Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.