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Historical Event on 12/23/1959
Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1919 | Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London |
| 9/5/1987 | Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome . |
| 10/24/2000 | Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur. |
| 2/8/1872 | Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands. |
| 4/29/1997 | R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 9/5/1612 | East India Company's Navy eastablished. |
| 3/18/1944 | Subhash Chandra Bose formed Azad Hind Fauz and took control of Kohima-Imphal. |
| 8/2/1877 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P. |
| 5/27/1906 | Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions. |
| 5/18/1775 | Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar. |
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