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Historical Event on 2/23/1946
Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
| 3/18/1922 | Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause. |
| 8/9/1969 | Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'. |
| 6/5/1993 | Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh. |
| 9/25/1857 | Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 7/31/1995 | Rishang Keshing,Manipur CM, wins the vote of confidence. |
| 9/22/1937 | The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands. |
| 1/16/1990 | Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 5/27/1990 | Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election. |
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