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Historical Event on 2/23/1962

The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
5/22/1991Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June.
9/4/1997Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am.
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
1/25/1954Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun.
12/12/1999R. K. Raghavan, CBI Director, said the agency will be ready for probe again in Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.
3/6/1775Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.