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Historical Event on 12/23/1926

Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.
12/19/1999The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
9/22/1988PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.