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Historical Event on 2/23/1993

Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.
12/17/1740Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.
7/9/1992The government agrees to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the security scam.