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Historical Event on 6/23/1953

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
10/25/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
2/23/1932The N. W. Frontier province is created.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.