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Historical Event on 8/23/1994

Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
2/10/1982K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away.
5/19/1913Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born.