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Historical Event on 6/23/1997
Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1923 | Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India. |
| 3/18/1938 | Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 9/21/1948 | Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society. |
| 11/1/1927 | Ghani Khan Chaudha, political leader, was born. |
| 4/3/1857 | Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also. |
| 5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 1/19/1932 | Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow. |
| 4/3/1987 | S.H. Vatsyayan passed away. |
| 4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
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