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Historical Event on 1/23/1996
Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award. |
| 8/5/1604 | John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized. |
| 1/17/1888 | Babu Gulab Rai, famous Hindi essy writer, critic and historian, was born. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
| 5/4/1998 | India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list. |
| 7/27/1991 | Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed. |
| 10/12/1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand. |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 4/20/1989 | R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
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