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Historical Event on 04/23/1504

Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1994Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away.
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
6/18/1858Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi died while fighting with the British troops in the battlefield near Gwalior.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.