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Historical Event on 10/23/1883

Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born.

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2/2/1967US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
8/20/1991India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
4/11/1992Marathi cinema's Bhaichandra Govind Pendharkar gets Phalke Award.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
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11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.