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Historical Event on 9/23/1952
Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1907 | Murlidhar Shankar Deshpande, journalist and social worker, was born at Kadanachi Girvi Phaltan, Maharashtra. |
| 1/1/1981 | Colaba District renamed as Raigad District. |
| 12/3/1971 | India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander. |
| 2/23/1993 | Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya). |
| 1/19/1997 | Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur. |
| 5/21/1998 | India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
| 6/30/1817 | Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died. |
| 1/12/1966 | Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away. |
| 8/22/1979 | Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government. |
| 8/15/1992 | Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan. |
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