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Historical Event on 3/23/1968

Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
8/19/1999Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.