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Historical Event on 6/23/1935

Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
10/24/1657Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
8/13/1911Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born.