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Historical Event on 12/23/1959

Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1997Banned Maoist Communist Centre guns down at least 30 CPI (M) liberation activists, including district committee members and workers, at Ankendar village, 40 km from the district headquarters of Chatra in Bihar.
4/3/1946Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
11/3/1995Sheila Kaul becomes Governor of Himachal Pradesh, P. Shivshankar of Kerala and V Reghunath Reddy takes additional charge of Sikkim.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
6/3/1947Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.