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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
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
6/4/1947Taimurlang passed away.
5/9/1997Hareesh Khandelwal, an accused in the fodder scam, commits suicide by jumping before a train at Dhanbad in Bihar.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.