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Historical Event on 2/23/1993

Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
3/27/2000After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi.
12/28/1885Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.