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Historical Event on 1/23/1976

Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
3/27/1991Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.
12/15/1995Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
1/30/1997Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
6/25/1931Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
1/23/1920Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.