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Historical Event on 2/23/1993

Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
1/23/1999An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
1/1/1991Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.