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Historical Event on 9/23/1863

Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
12/4/1919Inderkumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, was born at Jhelum (Pakistan).
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
3/21/1939Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow.
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.