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Historical Event on 10/23/1996

Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
8/30/1991Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.