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Historical Event on 10/23/1997
I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/16/1832 | Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away. |
| 3/23/1913 | Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government. |
| 9/19/1991 | Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947. |
| 7/12/1932 | The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir. |
| 5/8/1910 | Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity. |
| 5/8/1910 | Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar. |
| 2/14/1933 | W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born. |
| 10/30/1976 | Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978. |
| 6/5/1975 | Ramsing, great freedom fighter and editor of `Navyug Patrika', passed away. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
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