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Historical Event on 10/23/1996
Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 3/17/1995 | Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority. |
| 7/18/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt. |
| 7/3/1908 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers. |
| 3/12/1997 | aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi. |
| 6/18/1956 | New Hindu Succession Act was passed. |
| 6/16/1859 | Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
| 8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
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