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Historical Event on 12/23/1926

Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.

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8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
12/9/1994Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.
2/1/1994ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company.
1/10/1896Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.