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Historical Event on 2/23/1962
The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1999 | Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang. |
| 10/17/1999 | Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi. |
| 10/19/1905 | Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London. |
| 1/3/1952 | India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization. |
| 11/23/1999 | Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar. |
| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
| 3/9/1961 | Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962. |
| 5/8/1959 | Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China. |
| 1/31/1896 | Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born. |
| 10/11/1962 | Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives. |
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