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Historical Event on 2/23/1997
176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 8/4/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego. |
| 8/17/1916 | Amritlal Naagar was born. |
| 1/10/1996 | 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi. |
| 3/2/1996 | Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being. |
| 5/18/1974 | Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 10/27/1969 | Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab. |
| 9/19/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 3/16/1997 | Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar. |
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