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Historical Event on 4/23/1751
Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1932 | Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, passed away. |
| 6/20/1985 | The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
| 7/30/1960 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, great freedom fighter, leader and 'Lion of Karnataka', 0died. He was a loyal Congress leader. |
| 5/5/1930 | Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year. |
| 12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
| 4/1/1957 | Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa. |
| 9/3/1916 | Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement. |
| 4/15/1956 | A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels. |
| 12/7/1997 | Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award. |
| 12/7/1997 | Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi. |
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