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Historical Event on 2/23/1997

176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
12/27/1926Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
1/11/1973Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.
12/11/1993Shankar Dayal Sharma, President, inaugurates the extended new wing of Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan.