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Historical Event on 2/23/1946

Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1971Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
7/1/1958Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
8/15/1999Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal.
3/26/1997Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.