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Historical Event on 8/23/1995

First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
6/24/1966Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.