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Historical Event on 1/23/1897

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War.

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3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
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9/25/1936Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
5/28/1923Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
9/15/1916Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India.
2/16/1992Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated.