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Historical Event on 10/23/1943

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1991R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
4/5/1989Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.