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Historical Event on 9/23/1863

Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
9/20/1921Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
6/27/1839Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
1/3/1995PM inaugurates 82nd Indian Science Congress at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.