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Historical Event on 5/23/1967

South Gujrat University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1997V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
8/9/1911Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.
12/20/1993Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.