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Historical Event on 5/23/1931
Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1998 | The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka. |
| 11/17/1966 | India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student. |
| 8/4/2000 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday. |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 5/9/1998 | Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India. |
| 12/12/1991 | Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery. |
| 7/7/1948 | Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established. |
| 10/15/1932 | First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines) |
| 4/18/1959 | India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
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