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Historical Event on 4/23/1858
Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo. |
| 4/22/1999 | Lok Sabha passes the 1999-2000 general budget through voice vote but without a debate and without amendments. |
| 10/18/1879 | Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India. |
| 1/14/1993 | The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri. |
| 4/18/1612 | Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal. |
| 2/20/1976 | Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai. |
| 1/21/1943 | Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police. |
| 8/15/1947 | India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power. |
| 2/14/1976 | Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force. |
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