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Historical Event on 7/23/1956

India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1994Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.
6/29/1966Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
5/21/1835Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
1/21/1978Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.