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Historical Event on 8/23/1872
Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.
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| 9/13/1893 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
| 7/21/1658 | Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned. |
| 12/29/1996 | Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested. |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 3/12/1967 | Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections. |
| 3/12/1967 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
| 6/17/2000 | Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi. |
| 1/18/1997 | India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore. |
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