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Historical Event on 3/23/1968

Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi.

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11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
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10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
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12/28/1896In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.