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Historical Event on 8/23/1942

Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
2/25/1968Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
11/22/1873Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born.
5/12/1999Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
9/18/1879Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born.