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Historical Event on 4/23/1991
Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 9/5/1998 | Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore. |
| 1/4/1948 | Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination. |
| 2/13/1998 | India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support. |
| 5/27/1906 | Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day. |
| 1/26/1993 | Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest. |
| 12/29/1983 | Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies. |
| 2/19/1818 | Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 5/28/1988 | The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China. |
| 3/7/1999 | 22 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi. |
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