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Historical Event on 2/23/1932
The N. W. Frontier province is created.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
| 9/28/1965 | India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan. |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
| 11/9/1997 | Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards. |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 9/1/1977 | M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979. |
| 6/17/1824 | Bureau of Indian Affairs established. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
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