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Historical Event on 12/23/1995

400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
1/9/1946Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.