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Historical Event on 1/23/1996
Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1937 | R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 10/17/1906 | Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
| 1/4/1964 | The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed. |
| 6/6/1996 | Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India. |
| 9/25/1914 | Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born. |
| 7/19/2000 | The Centre has no locus standi in Thackeray case, says the Prime Minister and rejects the resignations of Shiv Sena nominees in the Union Cabinet-- Manohar Joshi, Suresh Prabhu and Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil. |
| 12/11/1998 | Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 10/4/1993 | PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore. |
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