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Historical Event on 7/23/1898

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
4/1/1989Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
2/8/1872Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
4/29/1998The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.