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Historical Event on 4/23/1987

Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
3/17/1985Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
4/17/1904Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi.
8/29/1926Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
3/4/1906Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.