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Historical Event on 5/23/1931
Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
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| 10/21/1999 | Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/21/1999 | Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab. |
| 5/22/1963 | Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur. |
| 1/15/2000 | Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan. |
| 3/20/1997 | Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
| 2/25/1982 | J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away. |
| 2/26/1996 | Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM. |
| 4/8/1993 | Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura. |
| 4/16/1997 | Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta. |
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