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Historical Event on 1/23/1919

Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.