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Historical Event on 2/23/1997
176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/2000 | Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches. |
| 10/30/1966 | First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 6/7/1965 | Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 6/7/1965 | Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet. |
| 1/26/1995 | Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest. |
| 2/14/1998 | 13 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 3/5/1995 | India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel. |
| 2/24/1867 | Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born. |
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