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Historical Event on 3/23/1968
Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 5/18/1932 | Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations. |
| 4/3/1946 | Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive. |
| 4/14/1990 | Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore. |
| 11/18/1901 | V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born. |
| 2/18/1992 | Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away. |
| 4/15/1946 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
| 4/30/1999 | Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant. |
| 8/1/1931 | Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal. |
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