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Historical Event on 2/23/1908

Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1908Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
10/14/1885Mukandi Lal, famous Hindi writer, was born in Chamoli at U.P.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.