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Historical Event on 6/23/1920
Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/5/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 2/24/1936 | Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
| 4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
| 11/18/1999 | Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 12/28/1932 | Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi. |
| 10/17/1979 | Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences. |
| 2/14/1989 | Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985. |
| 2/17/1992 | S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away. |
| 1/29/1994 | Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies. |
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