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Historical Event on 2/23/1993

Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.
4/3/1670Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, passed away during the battle of Singhgad fort.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
12/20/1876Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.
5/25/1997Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..