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Historical Event on 3/23/1982

Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
1/20/1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
7/15/1948Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
6/1/1964Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.