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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
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
8/28/1998India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
7/3/1936Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
5/8/1725John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.