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Historical Event on 2/23/1993

Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
4/24/199824 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.
5/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
1/6/1847Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.