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Historical Event on 2/23/1998

BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
9/14/199778 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
3/29/1869Sir Edwin Lutyens, Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, was born.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.