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Historical Event on 11/23/1933
Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1992 | R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence |
| 11/24/1988 | Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member. |
| 1/10/1888 | Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura. |
| 11/12/1954 | Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras. |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 8/17/1761 | William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. |
| 8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
| 6/15/1908 | Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened. |
| 9/25/1916 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan. |
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