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Historical Event on 1/23/1999

An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
3/19/1936Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.
4/20/1971India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.
10/26/1962After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.
8/18/1993The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.