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Historical Event on 2/23/1998

Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
10/3/1890Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
12/14/1998Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi.
2/14/199813 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.
10/24/1938Farooq Rehmany Mohammad, journalist, social reformer and political worker, was born at Bandipur.