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Historical Event on 9/23/1858
Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1980 | This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"". |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 9/8/1933 | Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
| 11/21/1914 | Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka. |
| 4/9/1965 | After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced. |
| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 5/17/1873 | Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
| 4/6/1980 | Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President. |
| 8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
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