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Historical Event on 2/23/1946
Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1988 | L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died. |
| 10/2/1944 | Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday. |
| 11/15/1830 | Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England. |
| 3/4/1994 | Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India. |
| 1/26/1929 | Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence. |
| 2/8/1959 | The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President. |
| 5/11/1965 | The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country. |
| 12/28/1925 | Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 3/30/1913 | B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born. |
| 11/18/1974 | Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away. |
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