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Historical Event on 1/23/1960

Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
9/24/1861Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
7/22/1925Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born.
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).