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Historical Event on 2/23/1990

5-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.

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6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
6/17/1965Motilal, famous actor, died.
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.
8/1/1970Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan.
7/19/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan's property abroad.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
7/3/1992Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away.
4/16/1848Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
9/22/1952Bapiraju Adiv, famous Telgu novelist, poet and author, died.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.