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Historical Event on 4/23/1987

Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1999Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.
3/19/1999Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
7/20/1990Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.