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Historical Event on 1/23/1909

New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
2/22/1997India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
4/14/1990Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
3/22/1739Nadir Shah entered Delhi. He gave the signal to one of his soldiers from Sunheri mosque.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.