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SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH |
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March 23 - Martyrdom Anniversary |
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HARKISHAN SINGH SURJEET |
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March 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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INDIA - JOURNALISM NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES |
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March 23, 1782: HICKY's BENGAL GAZETTE (Calcutta General
Advertiser): India's first NEWSPAPER, Hicky's Bengal Gazette or
the Calcutta General Advertiser - The paper ceased publication on this
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INDIA - POLITICS |
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March 23, 1977: The Emergency officially
ended on this day. She also lost the Lok Sabha election. |
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KIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW |
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March 23 - Birthday |
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| LAKSHMI BAI |
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March 23, 1858 - She defended Jhansi against British troops when Sir
Hugh Rose besieged Jhansi on this day. |
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PRAKASH PADUKONE |
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March 23, 1980: On this day, he became the
first Indian to win All England Badminton Championship when he beat
Indonesia's Liem Swie King in the final. |
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RAJ NARAIN |
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March 23, 2007: A commemorative stamp was
released on him by the former Vice President of India, on this day. |
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RAM MANOHAR LOHIA |
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March 23 - Birth Anniversary |
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SHIVARAM RAJGURU |
March 23 - Martyrdom Anniversary March 23, 1931 -
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were sentenced to death in the Lahore
conspiracy case and ordered to be hanged on 24 March 1931. Later, the
execution had been advanced to 23 March 1931, and consequently Shivaram
was hanged on 23 March 1931 in Lahore jail with his fellow comrades
Sukhdev and Bhagat Singh. |
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S.H. KAPADIA |
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March 23, 1993: He was appointed as a permanent judge. |
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SONIA GANDHI |
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March 23, 2006: She retired as the
Chairperson of the National Advisory Council. |
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SUKHDEV THAPAR |
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March 23 - Death Anniversary |
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WORLD METEOROLOGY DAY |
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March 23: The World Meteorology Day is
observed annually on this date. |
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