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Historical Event on 12/23/1944
U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/4/1953 | Indo-Pak talk on Kashmir opened under Dr. Graham in Geneva. |
| 7/18/1947 | Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 5/1/1915 | Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born. |
| 11/29/1953 | Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River. |
| 3/31/1935 | 374 infants wed at a mass ceremony. |
| 7/26/1927 | Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 2/1/1964 | Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966. |
| 12/6/1990 | VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully. |
| 8/12/1979 | Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people. |
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