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Historical Event on 12/23/1995

400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
12/22/1986India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur.
8/3/1905Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
2/12/1996Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.