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Historical Event on 3/23/1931
Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).
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| 4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
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| 12/11/1963 | Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away. |
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