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Historical Event on 1/23/1919

Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903
6/10/1908Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born.
8/28/1667Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur.
5/9/1996J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.