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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
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
1/6/1942Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
12/23/1989V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
5/21/1990PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.