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Historical Event on 8/23/1994

Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.
2/25/1894Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
3/28/1926Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
12/10/1918Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
9/10/1996Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc.