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Historical Event on 4/23/1992

Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
10/14/1910Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.
10/2/1904Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.
5/14/1992LTTE banned in India.
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.