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Historical Event on 12/23/2000
The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1930 | A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London. |
| 8/4/1914 | Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps. |
| 5/30/1962 | 69 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad. |
| 11/16/1988 | India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine. |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
| 3/31/1993 | Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar. |
| 7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
| 4/1/1936 | Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar. |
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