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Historical Event on 11/23/1897
Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/11/1984 | A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud. |
| 6/3/1992 | Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident. |
| 8/5/1992 | Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86. |
| 10/2/1952 | Community Development Programme started. |
| 8/29/1974 | Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh. |
| 8/29/1974 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 1/21/1980 | Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala. |
| 10/25/1932 | Pearless' investment company was established. |
| 8/3/1996 | Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years. |
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