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Historical Event on 6/23/1971

Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
10/5/1932Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay.
3/16/1999Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
6/7/1993Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed.
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.