San Francisco Bay Area Indian Community - SFIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/23/1994

Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
5/11/1987President's rule imposed in Punjab.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
12/28/2000India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S.
3/18/1938Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.