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Historical Event on 12/23/1902

Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.

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12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
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6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.