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Historical Event on 8/23/1942

Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1993Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.
12/12/1905Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.