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Historical Event on 8/23/1958

Marathwada University was started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
12/19/1860Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died.
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.
10/31/1975Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
11/25/1995Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi.
9/5/1997CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.