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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 |
| 6/9/1967 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness. |
| 11/9/1942 | Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died. |
| 12/1/1974 | Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away. |
| 9/11/1968 | Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam. |
| 3/1/1909 | First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established. |
| 2/18/1997 | Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 1/30/1785 | Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 5/19/1969 | Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless. |
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