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Historical Event on 8/23/1989
Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/13/1907 | Hari Vishnu Kamat, great politician, was born. |
| 12/31/1738 | Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born. |
| 5/13/1952 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 10/22/1912 | Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits. |
| 6/30/1981 | President's rule imposed in Assam. |
| 8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
| 1/18/1930 | Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram. |
| 12/1/1946 | Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs. |
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