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Historical Event on 12/23/1944
U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 1/18/1950 | Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away. |
| 3/11/1824 | US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair. |
| 9/9/1941 | Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad. |
| 1/30/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 12/15/1894 | Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born. |
| 12/5/1657 | Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India. |
| 10/28/1962 | US pledges to rush arms to India. |
| 11/19/1910 | Gohar alias Gohar A. Kayoum Mamajiwala was born at Lahore. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Fortune & Fools' (1925). Other films were 'Lanka Ni Laadi', 'Handsome', 'Briefless Barrister', 'Thief of Delhi', 'Punjab Mail', 'My Darling' and 'The Web'. |
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