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Historical Event on 4/23/1930
Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1866 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. |
| 4/12/1917 | Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar. |
| 7/1/1906 | Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani. |
| 11/1/1985 | Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning. |
| 1/10/1996 | Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission. |
| 3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
| 7/9/1969 | India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus). |
| 6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
| 9/7/1968 | Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 2/23/1998 | BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district. |
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