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Historical Event on 4/23/1751

Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
2/21/1894Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
11/12/1954Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.