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Historical Event on 4/23/1751
Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/20/1850 | Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born. |
| 6/30/1992 | Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention. |
| 1/27/1948 | Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair. |
| 1/27/1948 | Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83. |
| 5/2/1930 | Riots break out in Amritsar. |
| 10/5/1805 | Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 5/12/1998 | Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit. |
| 5/12/1998 | Guru Amardasji passed away. |
| 4/4/1898 | Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar. |
| 12/19/1984 | 2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy. |
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