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Historical Event on 10/23/1996

Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
5/20/1776Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
6/14/1958Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
9/4/1987Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
4/13/1947Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established.