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Historical Event on 1/23/1999
An 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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
| 8/8/2000 | S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 6/22/1935 | Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 10/9/1942 | Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail. |
| 11/25/1948 | National Cadet Corps was first established. |
| 12/22/1877 | Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 9/29/1997 | Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India. |
| 2/16/1997 | Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti. |
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