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Historical Event on 1/23/1997

50,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
5/28/1950Bhagwaticharan, great revolutionary, passed away.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
4/22/2000Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai.